Does the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II Really Measure Experiential Avoidance?
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https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v19.n3.26776Keywords:
experiential avoidance, AAQ-II, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, factor analysis, validityAbstract
La evitación experiencial (EE) ha jugado un papel importante en las conceptualizaciones tempranas y recientes de la terapia de aceptación y compromiso. El Cuestionario de Aceptación y Acción II (AAQ-II; Bond et al., 2011) es muy usado como una medida de la EE, a pesar de las críticas sobre su validez. El presente estudio examinó las correlaciones latentes entre el AAQ-II y una nueva medida de EE: el Cuestionario de Evitación del Sufrimiento (ASQ). Además, se examinaron las correlaciones con el Cuestionario de Fusión Cognitiva (CFQ; Gillanders, 2014). Doscientos cuarenta estudiantes universitarios (59% mujeres, Medad = 20.33) completaron los cuestionarios. Se realizaron análisis factoriales no restringidos y restringidos para examinar las asociaciones hipotetizadas. El AAQ-II mostró una fuerte correlación con el CFQ, pero una correlación bastante débil con el ASQ. Estos resultados sugieren que el AAQ-II podría no ser una medida de EE.
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