Measuring values and committed action with the engaged living scale (ELS): Psychometric evaluation in a nonclinical sample and a chronic pain sample

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1235-1246

  Trompetter, Hester R ^a   Ten Klooster, Peter M ^a   Schreurs, Karlein M G ^a   Fledderus, Martine ^a   Westerhof, Gerben J ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Bifactor model; Chronic pain; Psychometric properties; Values

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENGAGED LIVING SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; ADOLESCENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL VALUES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890059392     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033813     Document Type: Article

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