Italian version of the acceptance and action questionnaire-II (AAQ-II): Dimensionality, reliability, convergent and criterion validity

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 552-563

  Pennato, Tiziana ^a   Berrocal, Carmen ^a   Bernini, Olivia ^a   Rivas, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACT; Experiential Avoidance; Psychological assessment; Psychological Inflexibility; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION QUESTIONNAIRE II; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRINCIPAL AXIS FACTOR ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84888200829     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9355-4     Document Type: Article

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