Psychological inflexibility in childhood and adolescence: development and evaluation of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth.
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| Abstract |    :  
                  The authors describe the development and validation of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y), a child-report measure of psychological inflexibility engendered by high levels of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance. Consistent with the theory underlying acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), items converged into a 17-item scale (AFQ-Y) and an 8-item short form (AFQ-Y8). A multimethod psychometric approach provides preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the AFQ-Y and AFQ-Y8. In 5 substudies, 3 samples (total N = 1369) were used to establish (a) item comprehension (n = 181), (b) initial item selection (n = 513), (c) final item reduction and development of a short form for research (n = 346), (d) comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the AFQ-Y and AFQ-Y8 (n = 329), and (e) convergent and construct validity for both versions of the AFQ-Y. Overall, results suggest that the AFQ-Y and AFQ-Y8 may be useful child-report measures of core ACT processes.  | 
        
| Year of Publication |    :  
                  2008 
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| Journal |    :  
                  Psychological assessment 
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| Volume |    :  
                  20 
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| Issue |    :  
                  2 
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| Number of Pages |    :  
                  93-102 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  1040-3590 
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| URL |    :  
                  http://content.apa.org/journals/pas/20/2/93 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.93 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  Psychol Assess 
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