Further evaluation of the psychometric properties of the acceptance and action questionnaire-II

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 925-936

  Fledderus, Martine ^a   Oude Voshaar, Martijn A H ^a   ten Klooster, Peter M ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II; Depression; Differential item functioning; Experiential avoidance; Internal construct validity; Item response theory; Measurement precision

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE II; ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIVE FACET MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; FIVE FACETS OF MINDFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE ANXIETY; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL VALIDITY; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM SHORT FORM; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; THEORY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872502715     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028200     Document Type: Article

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