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Self-regulation and positive traits

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II.

AAQ-II

What it measures
Psychological inflexibility / experiential avoidance - the core process construct of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Length and format
7 (AAQ-I 9). 7-pt Likert (never true to always true) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
30+ langs approx incl. ES, PT, FR, DE, IT, NL, SV, ZH, JA, KO, TR, FA, PL, EL
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Bond FW, Hayes SC, Baer RA, et al. Preliminary psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II: a revised measure of psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance. Behav Ther. 2011;42(4):676-688.

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