Siepmann, M., Aykac, V., Unterdrfer, J., Petrowski, K., & Mueck-Weymann, M. (2008). Gloster, A. T., Meyer, A. H., & Lieb, R. (2017). Edited by Dorwin Cartwright. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.05.021. Functional flexibility: A new conception of interpersonal flexibility. Online ahead of print. Odessa: Psychological Assessment Resources. Bjorklund, D. F., & Harnishfeger, K. K. (1995). Findings highlight the importance of pain education, formulating and acting in line with personal values, and communication around the pain experience, as well as the need for developmental and individual adaptations of interventions. Psychological inflexibility mediates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes. Yet, much of what we know, or think we know, about psychological flexibility hinges on a single measurement approach using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ and AAQ-II). Alrefi, A. Hayes, S. C., Levin, M., Plumb-Vilardaga, J., Villatte, J., & Pistorello, J. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6(2), 166171. Carbondale, IL: Shawnee Scientific Press. The Q-sort method in personality assessment and psychiatric research. Disentangling components of flexibility via the hexaflex model: Development and validation of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI). https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx007. Cognitive Processing, 13(1), 261265. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. %PDF-1.3 As you practice the many tools and techniques presented in A Liberated Mind, you might notice your psychological flexibility starting to improve. A growing body of research demonstrates that psychological flexibility leads to psychological benefits and adaptive behavior change. The article presents the development of the Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PFQ) on the basis of two studies. Individual differences in reappraisal effectiveness: The role of affective flexibility. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034437. Psychological mechanism of acceptance and commitment therapy and rational emotive behavior therapy for treating hoarding: Evidence from randomized controlled trials. NeuroImage, 89(100), 171180. Examination of the prevalence, familial concordance, and correlates of diagnostic uncertainty in children and their parents presenting to a multidisciplinary pain clinic in the United States found that parents who believed that something else was going on with their childs pain had children with higher avoidance of pain-related activities and lower pain willingness. Yet, much of what we know, or think we know, about psychological flexibility hinges on a single measurement approach using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ and AAQ-II). De Houwer, J. Reliability and validity of two self-report measure of cognitive flexibility. The relationships between psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and emotional well-being. Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2018). Previous research produced two factors, social, Communication flexibility has long been recognized as an essential component of communication competence. Lehrer, P. M. (2018). (2011). Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., Bunting, K., Twohig, M., & Wilson, K. G. (2004). Parsons, T. D., & Phillips, A. S. (2016). The average score on the CFS among university students is around 55 The notion seems to suffer from a conceptual vagueness with multiple definitions, stemming from different conceptual propositions, with a frequent opposition between a neuropsychological approach or assessment and a clinical and therapeutical approach. PubMed Rigidity of behavior: A variational approach to the effect of Einstellung. Mascolo, M. F. (2016). AAQ; Definition; Measurement; Psychological flexibility; Scoping review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10202-008-0068-9. Part of Springer Nature. Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. ISO 690. PubMed Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(4), 267268. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.247. Article Recent contextual behavioral research also concludes that context-sensitive measurement methods are better suited to detect treatment-related changes (better treatment sensitivity). Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 24(3), 245276. )KL%_=F#X,VrtOKc/s]e^[oX$vMB8N\$c.\/hmq0FGGHtw\TrwV::Z{z6 kk(Q205wg_tqLc 0t3)b%Q/ J,* VdDy)DoA,K! On the other hand, it includes the ability to act in accordance with personal values. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 128, 165207. [PDF] Psy-Flex: A contextually sensitive measure of psychological Psychological flexibility as a resilience factor in individuals with chronic pain. The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - Stigma (AAQ-S): Developing a measure of psychological flexibility with stigmatizing thoughts. Wisconsin card sort test manual. PMC My colleagues and I developed the original AAQ (Hayes et [PDF] Assessing psychological flexibility in test situations: The Test Anxiety Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Adolescents | Semantic Scholar DOI: 10.5944/RPPC.29014 Corpus ID: 234466614 Assessing psychological flexibility in test situations: The Test Anxiety Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Adolescents Cludia Pires, D. Putwain, The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) Authors: Ronald D Rogge University of Rochester Abstract Content uploaded by Ronald D Rogge Author content Content may be subject. Report of the ACBS task force on the strategies and tactics of contextual behavioral science research. Substance abuse and psychological flexibility: The development of a new measure. The ACT matrix: A new approach to building psychological flexibility across settings and populations. Wiley Interdiscip Reviews Cognitive Science, 1, 586596. stream 2022 Aug 15;311:267-275. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.024. To use this feature you must be signed in to an active Complete, Advanced, or Team account. The Psy-Flex is furthermore ideal for repeated measurements (e.g., assessment at each session; event sampling, etc.) 2022 Oct;26:201-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.10.001. This preliminary non-cognitive assessment survey will be able to play a valuable role in DPT admissions decisions following further examination and refinement. Lloyd, J., Bond, F. W., & Flaxman, P. E. (2013). Deveney, C. M., & Deldin, P. J. (2006). The authors declare no competing interests. Mental flexibility is the ability to switch between different thoughts https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-016-9357-3. Flexibly and/or inflexibly embracing life: Identifying fundamental approaches to life with latent profile analyses on the dimensions of the Hexaflex model. Cognitive flexibility in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Psychological flexibility is a multidimensional trait that plays an important role in many areas of life, including mental health. Lanne Psychologique, 106(3), 415434. Bluett, E. J., Lee, E. B., Simone, M., Lockhart, G., Twohig, M. P., Lensegrav-Benson, T., & Quakenbush-Roberts, B. Attention, selfregulation and consciousness. Psychological flexibility refers to the ability to be aware of and open to internal and external stimuli as they occur while choosing to act in ways that are consistent with what a person deeply cares about ( Hayes, Strohsahl & Wilson, 2012a ). However, similar constructs have existed since the mid-20th century, resulting in different terms, definitions and measures of flexibility, hindering the advancement of the field. Cognitive flexibility refers to a person's awareness of communication alternatives, willingness to adapt to the, The purpose of this research was to reassess the validity and increase the variance accounted for by the Communicative Adaptability Scale (CAS). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 172-183. B., Bond, F. W., Masuda, A., & Lillis, J. Questionnaire for weight-related difficulties. Dont choose too quickly. The Parent Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PPFQ): Item Morris, S. E., & Cuthbert, B. N. (2012). 2020 Sep;32(9):829-850. doi: 10.1037/pas0000834. [PDF] Assessing psychological flexibility in test situations: The Test (2013). Eye tracking as a behavioral biomarker for psychiatric conditions: The road ahead. Can be completed by family members, educators, therapists, etc. Development and preliminary validation of Cancer-related Psychological Poiesis & Praxis, 6, 219233. (2014) Behavioral flexibility: Attentional shifting, rule switching, and response reversal. Convergent validity was confirmed by the findings of a positive correlation between the PFQ and three other related questionnaires. . Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 23, 3847. The Psy-Flex is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure all six facets of psychological flexibility. Developing Psychological Flexibility - Psychology Tools Shortcuts using static measurement approaches are perilous, and likely to lead to misunderstandings of flexibilitys antecedents, correlates, and consequences (Kashdan & Rottenberg, 2010). Its main features include: Brevity (6 items) Context sensitivity Treatment sensitivity Excellent validity Simple language Numerous translations Bohil, C. J., Alicea, B., & Biocca, F. A. A measuring instrument (RHETSEN) was developed and the, Table 1: Factor analysis: rotated component matrix, variance explained and reliability of each component, By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our, The Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PFQ): Development, Reliability and Validity. de Boer, M. J., Steinhagen, H. E., Versteegen, G. J., Struys, M. M., & Sanderman, R. (2014). thought and action. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 9(3), 2043808718779431. Psychological flexibility as a predictor of professional quality of Prevalence and predictors of mental health outcomes in UK doctors and final year medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Scholar, Ben-Itzhak, S., Bluvstein,I., & Maor M.(2014). JOMSIGN: Journal of Multicultural Studies in Guidance and Counseling, 3(1), 6474. PDF Psychological Flexibility: Toward a Better Understanding of - Springer Health Psychology, 32(7), 820823. Rigid individuals show an important desire for restructuring their environments into more manageable forms with the aim of reducing their cognitive load (p. 98) (Morris & Mansell, 2018). A preliminary investigation of cognitive flexibility for emotional information in major depressive disorder and non-psychiatric controls. Psychological flexibility (PF) refers on the one hand tothe ability to be aware ofand open to internal and external stimuli. Exploring the nature of cognitive flexibility. % This page lists different questionnaires for you to assess your psychological flexibility across a range of different areas. The main measure of PF - the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II; Bond et al., 2011) - has also been heavily criticized. A new measure of cognitive flexibility. Rochefort, C., Baldwin, A. S., & Chmielewski, M. (2018). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00705.x. We analyzed data from a randomized controlled trial involving 158 participants who were assigned to, The complexities of everyday life reinforce the need to be cognitively flexible. Psyflex: Validation of a new psychological flexibility measure in a Greek-Cypriot sample. points. Clinical Psychology Review, 101973. measure of executive functions, but one can argue that it matches the Lourenco, F., & Casey, B. J. Google Scholar. Boulanger, J. L., Hayes, S. C. Pistorello, J. The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II; Bond et al., 2011) is a seven item, Likert-scale that has been validated with the medical student population. https://doi.org/10.7202/1023992ar. Inflexibility as a vulnerability to depression: A systematic qualitative review. Epub 2022 Sep 28. Learn more about Institutional subscriptions. *k&= $n- T8eK/ ;6CeF:H; DQ My Flexibility Scores The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-2) This is perhaps the most commonly used measure of psychological flexibility that you can find. Ionescu, T. (2012). PLoS ONE, 9(1), e87445. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.86.2.320. Epub 2014 Nov 24. The Parent Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PPFQ) is currently the only instrument developed for this purpose, and two previous studies have indicated its reliability and validity. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.130018. Reliability was demonstrated by a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.918. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27772-6_340-2. Schlagenhauf, F., Huys, Q. J., Deserno, L., Rapp, M. A., Beck, A., Heinze, H. J., Dolan, R., & Heinz, A. Demographic Associations with Psychological Flexibility (CompACT). We then psychological flexibility, and cognitive flexibility on psychological symptomatology. Gentili, C., Rickardsson, J., Zetterqvist, V., Simons, L. E., Lekander, M., & Wicksell, R. K. (2019). (PDF, 101.15 KB), Psy-Flex (GER) The moderating roles of psychological flexibility and inflexibility on the mental health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in Italy. The article presents the development of the Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PFQ) on the basis of two studies. Since ACT is used for various disorders, the AAQ-II has been adapted for different patient populations, including patients with chronic pain ( 14 ), diabetes ( 15 ), and substance abuse ( 16 ). Reliability was demonstrated by a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.918. All rights reserved, Experiential avoidance where events, thoughts, and feelings are avoided. Virtual reality measures in neuropsychological assessment: A meta-analytic review. xZRF}`Nl?p! Results indicated that acceptance predicted mental health and an objective measure of performance over and above job control, negative affectivity, and locus of control over and over. Epub 2015 Jul 9. Psy-Flex: A contextually sensitive measure of psychological flexibility Muraven, M., & Baumeister, R. F. (2000). A simple objective technique for measuring flexibility in thinking. Dunod. Psychological flexibility (PF) is a popular construct in clinical psychology. (2014). 2022 Dec 6;13:1069748. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1069748. We examined the reliability and validity of the Japanese-version Parental Acceptance Questionnaire. Sant Mentale Au Qubec, 38(2), 111130. Emotion, 13, 302. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029980. Psy-Flex: A contextually sensitive measure of psychological flexibility. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in MeSH The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30(2), 165184. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 865878. Dennis, J. P., & Vander Wal, J. S. (2010). Book PDF Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire - Steven C. Hayes Field theory in social science: selected theoretical papers. Guse, B., Falkai, P., & Wobrock, T. (2010). (2006). For feedback on the translations, please contact the translators directly. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-23369-7_1. Gloster, A. T., Klotsche, J., Chaker, S., Hummel, K. V., & Hoyer, J. Front Public Health. McCracken, L. M., Gutirrez-Martnez, O., & Smyth, C. (2013). Dajani, D. R., & Uddin, L. Q. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 106118. Welcome to My Flexibility Scores. Heart rate variability biofeedback and other psychophysiological procedures as important elements in psychotherapy. The core problems hexaflex can be used to help clients to understand at which points they might be particularly stuck or as a prompt for areas of exploration in therapy. The PPAQ is a valid measure of parent pain acceptance and may provide valuable insights into parent responses to child pain and the ways in which parent acceptance influences child outcomes. PDF Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Acceptance and Action The paradox of cognitive flexibility in autism. Whiting DL, Deane FP, Ciarrochi J, McLeod HJ, Simpson GK. (1995). Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Shawnee Scientific Press, 2018. (2006). 2015). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. It seems that the CFS can be used for research, but you need to This article reports the development of a communication flexibility scale and corresponding, Abstract Two studies examine the psychometric properties and socio-demographic correlates of the General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE) (Jerusalem and Schwarzer, 1986; Schwarzer, 1993). (PDF) The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) The core processes are taught to achieve these ends. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2011.11.001. WebmedCentral PSYCHOLOGY, 5(4):WMC004606. Besides moderational models, researchers can also extend lines of work using person-centric approaches to understand clusters or subsets of people that demonstrate flexibility but fail to show benefits (Kashdan & Rottenberg, 2010). Block, J. Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. Developing Psychological Flexibility is a client information handout which can be used to familiarize clients with the ACT model. Negut, A., Matu, S.-A., Sava, F. A., & David, D. (2016). Kriegel, U. The future is an uncertain situation, Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century, When talking about human well-being, Unconditional Self-acceptance represents one of the cores. Further, the. After you choose the goal, please write it in the following blankPPFI. Findings (after. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12, 752762. Trends in Psychol. which are the general mental functions that help us to cordinate An editable Microsoft PowerPoint version of the resource. Conflation between self-report and neurocognitive assessments of Behavior Therapy, 44, 180198. Decentering reflects psychological flexibility in people with chronic pain and correlates with their quality of functioning. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2014.07.002. Previous research produced two factors, social, Communication flexibility has long been recognized as an essential component of communication competence. A basic scale question with some items reverse scored. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 131, 8995. Boksa, P. (2013). Virtual reality in neuroscience research and therapy. The ultimate intra-/extra-dimensional attentional set-shifting task for mice. Principles of self-regulation: The nature of willpower and self-control ET Higgins AW Kruglanski Eds Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles. eCollection 2023. Two hexaflexes are presented, one with core problems (top) and the other with core processes (below). Before Please take a few moments to think of an important goal that you are working on. and transmitted securely. Demetriou, C., Ozer, B. U., & Essau, C. A. From: Dixon, M.R. Copy and paste this code to your PsyToolkit account if you want to use the scale in your own online research project, open access academic review of instruments for measuring executive function. Brain Injury, 28(56), 646647. Psychological Science, 15(7), 482487. - 103.30.145.169. Validating measures of psychological flexibility in a population with acquired brain injury. The overarching aim of ACT is to improve psychological flexibility, which is the act of being open in an intentional manner to direct experiences as they occur and to engage in behaviors consistent with valued life directions (Hayes et al. Psychological Bulletin, 126(2), 247259. Adjusting behavior to changing environmental demands with development. The goal of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is to increase psychological flexibility. Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. Embracing complex models: Exploratory network analyses of psychological (In) Flexibility processes and unique associations with psychiatric symptomology and quality of life. Experiential avoidance as a functional dimensional approach to psychopathology: An empirical review. (2006). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120883. (2015). The second study refined this measure and tested the relationships between parental psychological flexibility, parent and adolescent outcomes. The importance of being flexible: The ability to both enhance and suppress emotional expression predicts long-term adjustment. 2014 Jan;3(1):21-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2013.11.003. Psychological Reports, 76, 623-626. Psychological Assessment, 26(4), 13811387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.02.003. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2013.782157. A hesitant defense of introspection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.07.003. https://doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.30.1.60. 1395 [ DOI: 10.18869/acadpub.shefa.4.3.18 ] Explanation of Psychological Problems Based on Cognitive Flexibility and Self Differentiation Hossein Eskandari1, Shima Pajouhinia1*, Yalda Abavisani2 1 Psychological Department, Education and Psychology Faculty, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran 2 Counseling . (Eds.). 2017 Mar;27(2):263-299. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1062115. Correspondence to https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024135. A growing body of research demonstrates that psychological flexibility leads to psychological benefits and adaptive behavior change. Therefore, this study's objectives were to examine the relationships between psychological . Psychological flexibility is a key process in mental health, both in a psychopathological approach and from a quality of life and well-being perspective.