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Papers: 1 Aug 2020 - 7 Aug 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 Aug 03


Health Qual Life Outcomes


18


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

Authors

Terhorst Y, Baumeister H, McCracken LM, Lin J
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020 Aug 03; 18(1):260.
PMID: 32746838.

Abstract

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.