Further development in the assessment of psychological flexibility: validation of the German committed action questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological flexibility is considered a fundamental aspect of health. It includes six interrelated facets: 1) cognitive defusion, 2) acceptance, 3) contact with the present moment, 4) self-as-context, 5) values, and 6) committed action. To gain further insight into psychological flexibility and its effects on health, reliable and valid instruments to assess all facets are needed. Committed action is one facet that is understudied. A long and short version of a validated measure (CAQ and CAQ-8) have been developed in English. Currently, there are no German versions of the CAQ. Aim of this study is to validate German-language versions of these in a chronic pain population.

Methods

The CAQ instructions and items were translated and evaluated in a chronic pain popul

SUBMITTER: Terhorst Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397648 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature