Measuring experiential avoidance: Reliability and validity of the Dutch 9-item Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ)

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-251

  Boelen, Paul A ^a   Reijntjes, Albert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance and action questionnaire; Acceptance and commitment therapy; Experiential avoidance; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT;

EID: 57149118297     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-008-9082-4     Document Type: Article

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