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The Spanish version of the Burnett Self-Talk Inventory (BSTI) was used to assess the dimensions of self-statements made in response to imaginary situations in a sample of 856 adolescents (13–17-year-olds). Participants completed both the BSTI and the Youth Self-Report. A series of confirmatory factor analyses showed that a hierarchical structure of self-talk was the most adequate. This model included 2 higher order factors (positive vs. negative self-talk) and 4 first-order factors (self-focused negative cognitions, other-focused negative cognitions, coping self-instructions, and positive cognitions). Likewise, it was evaluated whether positive, negative, or some proportion of positive to negative self-statements (states-of-mind—SOM ratios) would be most predictive of psychological maladjustment. Negative self-talk and SOM ratios showed a greater association with internalizing syndrome than did positive …