Experiential Avoidance in Clinical and Non-Clinical SamplesAAQ-II Portuguese Version

  1. Pinto Gouveia, José
  2. MARTINS GREGORIO, SONIA ISABEL
  3. Dinis, Alexandra
  4. Xavier, Ana
Revista:
International journal of psychology and psychological therapy

ISSN: 1577-7057

Año de publicación: 2012

Volumen: 12

Número: 2

Páginas: 139-156

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: International journal of psychology and psychological therapy

Resumen

The aim of the following paper was to adapt and validate the Portuguese version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire- II (AAQ-II), which measures Psychological Flexibility/Inflexibility, central components in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We assessed the psychometric properties of this scale in both general population and clinical samples. Exploratory Factor Analysis supported a single-factor structure with seven items and results from a Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed the goodness of fit of the model. This version also demonstrated a good level of internal consistency and good convergent and discriminant validity. Overall, the results stressed out that this Portuguese version of AAQ-II is a consistent and valid scale.

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