Psychometric Properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire–II in Colombia

Ruiz, Francisco J.; Suárez-Falcón, Juan C.; Cárdenas-Sierra, Sebastián; Durán, Yesica; Guerrero, Karen; Riaño-Hernández, Diana

doi:10.1007/s40732-016-0183-2

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“…This finding is consistent with findings reported in previous cross-cultural validation studies using the same instruments (Chang et al, 2017;Kleszcz et al, 2018;Ruiz et al, 2016;Szabó et al, 2011;Zhang et al, 2014). The lowest correlation coefficients were demonstrated in the Romanian sample (.47, .35, and .31 respectfully;Szabó et al, 2011) and the highest in the Colombian sample (.73, .65, and .86 respectfully;Ruiz et al, 2016). As for life satisfaction, the AAQ-II score demonstrated moderate negative correlation with indicators of life satisfaction and positive affect.…”

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“…Original findings regarding psychometric properties and structural validity of the instrument were further supported (Fledderus, Oude Voshaar, ten Klooster, & Bohlmeijer, 2012) across various cultural contexts, including Chinese (Zhang, Chung, Si, & Liu, 2014), Colombian (Ruiz et al, 2016), Dutch (Bernaerts, De Groot, & Kleen, 2012), French (Monestès, Villatte, Mouras, Loas, & Bond, 2009), German (Hummel et al, 2009), Greek (Karekla & Michaelides, 2017), Hungarian (Eisenbeck & Szabó-Bartha, 2018), Italian (Pennato, Berrocal, Bernini, & Rivas, 2013), Persian (Abasi, Fti, Molodi, & Zarabi, 2013), Polish (Kleszcz, Dudek, Białaszek, Ostaszewski, & Bond, 2018), Portuguese (Costa, Maroco, Pinto-Gouveia, & Galhardo, 2014), Romanian (Szabó, Vargha, Balázsi, Bartalus, & Bogdan, 2011), Spanish (Ruiz, Langer-Herrera, Luciano, Cangas, & Beltran, 2013), Swedish (Lundgren & Parling, 2016), Taiwanese (Chang, Chi, Shin-Huei, & Yun-Ci, 2017), and Turkish (Meunier et al, 2014), as well as amongst the Hispanic population living in the USA (Flynn, Berkout, & Bordieri, 2016). In most of these contexts, the instrument demonstrated a unidimensional structure as well as excellent psychometric properties.…”

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Testing the model of psychological flexibility in the Serbian cultural context: The psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire

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The aim of this study was to examine the theoretical model of psychological flexibility proposed by creators of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. To do this, we investigated the structural and convergent validity of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, translated into the Serbian language. The study was performed on 1781 Serbian speaking adults. By methods of robust confirmatory factor analysis, two models have been tested. The best fit was achieved with the data-driven model constructed by adding three pairs of correlated residuals to the original hypothesized model of latent structure. This model demonstrated it`s structural invariance across samples divided by gender and by previous experience with services provided by mental health professionals. Excellent convergent validity of the scale was demonstrated through adequate correlations with indicators of subjective well-being, styles of emotional regulation, and coping strategies. Our findings suggest that the Serbian adaptation of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II is a valid and reliable measure of behavioral avoidance, implicating that the construct of psychological flexibility has been demonstrated as conceptually similar to those previously found across various languages and cultural contexts.

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“…Acceptance and Action Questionnaire -II Acceptance and Action Questionnaire -II [AAQ-II; Bond et al, 2011; Spanish version by Ruiz et al (2016b)]. The AAQ-II is a general measure of experiential avoidance and is one of the most used measures of ACT processes.…”

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A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Focused on Repetitive Negative Thinking for Comorbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression

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Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a core feature of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression. Recently, some studies have shown promising results with brief protocols of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focused on RNT in the treatment of emotional disorders in adults. The current study analyzes the effect of an individual, 3-session, RNT-focused ACT protocol in the treatment of severe and comorbid GAD and depression. Six adults meeting criteria for both disorders and showing severe symptoms of at least one of them participated in the study. A delayed multiple-baseline design was implemented. All participants completed a 5week baseline without showing improvement trends in emotional symptoms (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale -21; DASS-21) and pathological worry (Penn State Worry Questionnaire; PSWQ). The ACT protocol was then implemented, and a 3-month followup was conducted. Five of the six participants showed clinically significant changes in the DASS-21 and the PSWQ. The standardized mean difference effect sizes for single-case experimental design were very large for emotional symptoms (d = 3.34), pathological worry (d = 4.52), experiential avoidance (d = 3.46), cognitive fusion (d = 3.90), repetitive thinking (d = 4.52), and valued living (d = 0.92 and d = 1.98). No adverse events were observed. Brief, RNT-focused ACT protocols for treating comorbid GAD and depression deserve further empirical tests.

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“…The items reflect unwillingness to experience unwanted emotions and thoughts and the inability to be in the present moment and behave according to value-directed actions when experiencing unwanted psychological events. The Spanish translation by Ruiz et al (2016) showed good psychometric properties and a one-factor structure in Colombian samples. In this study, the alphas of the AAQ-II for Samples 1 to 3 were .88, .91, and .90, respectively.…”

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Validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in Colombia and factorial equivalence with Spanish data

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The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used, 5-item, 7-point Likert-type scale that measures life satisfaction. The current study aims to explore the validity of the SWLS in Colombia and its factorial equivalence with Spanish samples. The SWLS was administered to a total of 1,587 Colombian participants, including a sample of undergraduates, a sample from the general population, and a clinical sample. The internal consistency across the different samples was good (overall alpha of .89). The one-factor model found in the original scale showed a very good fit in the overall Colombian sample (RMSEA = .052, 90% CI [.034, .073]; CFI = .99; NNFI = .99). SWLS scores are significantly related to measures of valued living, emotional symptoms, negative thoughts, experiential avoidance, and cognitive fusion. The clinical sample's mean score on the SWLS was significantly lower than the scores of the nonclinical samples. Three additional Spanish samples (N = 1057) were obtained to analyze the factorial equivalence of the SWLS in Colombia and Spain. Metric and scalar invariance were observed between countries and between Colombian males and females. In conclusion, the SWLS showed good psychometric properties in Colombia and factorial equivalence with Spanish samples.

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Psychometric Properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire–II in Colombia

Cited by 45 publications

References 28 publications

Testing the model of psychological flexibility in the Serbian cultural context: The psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire

Testing the model of psychological flexibility in the Serbian cultural context: The psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire

A Multiple-Baseline Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Focused on Repetitive Negative Thinking for Comorbid Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression

Validity of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in Colombia and factorial equivalence with Spanish data

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