Linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Russian version of the “Self-Talk Scale” questionnaire

Due to the relationship of inner speech with other cognitive processes and its role in psychopathological syndrome formation, the problem of deficit of objective methods of its study is relevant. The tools that reflect the content side of this mental process are self-report methods. The article deals with a questionnaire aimed at measuring the frequency of self-talk and the specific functions of self-regulation it performs (Self-Talk Scale). The purpose of this article is the linguistic and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire. The procedure for translation into Russian, the pilot testing procedure, as well as statistical parameters that substantiate the prospects for further validation of the questionnaire are considered are described.