PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE-II (AAQ-II)

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2014-09-01

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MEUNIER, Bahar
Baltacı, Sinem
AYRANCI, Elcin
GOKDEMIR, Burcu Pinar
UYAR, Tugba
BASTUG, Gulbahar

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). This instrument was designed to assess psychological inflexibility, a key construct in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The participants were 291 university students. The test-retest stage was conducted with 80 participants over a 2-month period. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) supported a one-factor model with seven items. Internal consistency was high (.88) and test-retest reliability was good (.78). Higher AAQ-II scores were associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and thought suppression supporting the concurrent and convergent validity. This study provides further evidence of the improvement shown by the 7-item version of the AAQ-II in terms of psychometric properties compared with the previous versions. Our results suggest that the Turkish version of the AAQ-II is a reliable and valid measure of psychological inflexibility.

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Psychological inflexibility, Experiential avoidance, Acceptance and commitment therapy, Acceptance and action questionnaire-II, Psychometric properties

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52646

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JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPIES

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B. MEUNIER, S. Baltacı, E. AYRANCI, B. P. GOKDEMIR, T. UYAR, and G. BASTUG, “PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE-II (AAQ-II),” JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPIES, pp. 179–196, 2014, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52646.