Experiential avoidance as a functional dimension of a transdiagnostic approach to psychopathology

Malicki, Stanisłąw; Ostaszewski, Paweł

doi:10.1016/j.pin.2014.04.002

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“…Some studies suggest emotion dysregulation is an important feature of psychopathologies with externalizing symptoms (Mullin & Hinshaw, 2007); therefore, we expected a positive association between SDQ scales measuring externalizing problems and PI would be found. Our hypothesis—in accordance with the ACT model of psychopathology (Hayes et al, 2012)—is based on the suggestion that EA and CF are transdiagnostic processes (Aldao, 2012; Malicki & Ostaszewski, 2014). Based on previous findings, we also hypothesized that life satisfaction and PI would have a negative relationship (Greco et al, 2005; Schmalz & Murrell, 2010).…”

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“…We also suggest that more prospective studies could be conducted to explore the development and maintenance of PI in order to preserve adolescent well-being and to prevent PI in children and adolescents (Ciarrochi et al, 2011; Muris et al, 2017; Valdivia-Salas et al, 2017). ACT (Hayes et al, 2006) has shown promise in the treatment of mental health disorders by directly intervening with EA and CF, enabling the acceptance of inner experiences, and enhancing psychological flexibility (Malicki & Ostaszewski, 2014). However, more research is required to analyze indirect factors between PI and psychopathological and health-related problems.…”

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Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

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The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8) was developed to measure psychological inflexibility. Although the questionnaire is a well-known tool in clinical practice, its psychometric properties have not been widely investigated in the target population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure and validity of the AFQ-Y8 ( N = 1,572, mean age 15.39 years, girls 51%) on a Hungarian sample. We also tested the invariance of the measurement model across two age groups (11-14 and 15-20 years old). Results confirmed the single-factor structure of the AFQ-Y8. Psychological inflexibility was also found to be positively related to emotional instability, externalizing, and internalizing problems. Furthermore, psychological inflexibility explained the variance of life satisfaction when personality dimensions, emotional, and behavioral problems were accounted for. Measurement invariance across age groups was partially supported. These results suggest that the AFQ-Y8 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing psychological inflexibility in children and adolescents.

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Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

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“…Malicki and Ostaszewski proposed experiential avoidance as the basic functional dimension of the psychopathology of anxiety and depression. They stated that the experiential avoidance is, in fact, a collection of the behaviors that the person displays in order to avoid unwanted inner experiences, and thus can be considered as an underlying and transdiagnostic factor in the psychopathology and treatment of mental disorders (Malicki & Ostaszewski, 2014 ). Espejo, Gorlick, and Castriotta discussed that transdiagnostic group CBT could significantly reduce experiential avoidance in veterans (Espejo et al, 2016 ).…”

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Reductions in transdiagnostic factors as the potential mechanisms of change in treatment outcomes in the Unified Protocol: a randomized clinical trial

Khakpoor

Bytamar

Saed

2019

ResPsy

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Transdiagnostic approaches emphasize on the share underlying features of emotional disorders. In their view, these transdiagnostic factors play an important role in the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of emotional disorders. This study aimed to investigate the transdiagnostic factors as the potential mechanisms of change in the Unified Protocol (UP) for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders outcomes. The present study is a randomized clinical trial. Twenty-six individuals were selected based on the Beck anxiety inventory and Beck depression inventory and randomly assigned into two groups of control and treatment (n=13). The treatment group received 20 one-hour individual UP sessions. Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Difficulty in emotion regulation scale, Intolerance of Uncertainty scale and Acceptance and Action questionnaire were carried out in all three phases. UP enhances the difficulty in emotion regulation (large effect size, SEsg=1.81), intolerance of uncertainty (SEsg=1.91), and experiential avoidance (SEsg=1.78). In addition, the results of linear regression show the association between changes in anxiety and depression with changes in transdiagnostic factors. The difficulty in emotion regulation, intolerance of uncertainty and experiential avoidance can be considered as the potential mechanism of change in improving UP outcomes.

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Intrusive thoughts in patients with obsessive–compulsive and major depressive disorders and non-clinical participants: A comparison using the International Intrusive Thoughts Interview Schedule

Shams,

Whittal,

Past

et al. 2024

Curr Psychol

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Experiential avoidance as a functional dimension of a transdiagnostic approach to psychopathology

Cited by 4 publications

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Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth

Reductions in transdiagnostic factors as the potential mechanisms of change in treatment outcomes in the Unified Protocol: a randomized clinical trial

Intrusive thoughts in patients with obsessive–compulsive and major depressive disorders and non-clinical participants: A comparison using the International Intrusive Thoughts Interview Schedule

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