Psychometric properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8) in socioeconomically disadvantaged Chilean adolescents

IF 3 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jcbs.2025.100933

Daniel Núñez , Rubén Trigueros , Jaime Yañez-Lizana , Jose M. Aguilar Parra , Jonathan M. Salazar , Vania Martínez , Jorge Gaete , Álvaro I. Langer

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Abstract

Psychological inflexibility (PI) is considered a transdiagnostic mechanism that underlies the development, maintenance, and exacerbation of a wide range of psychological problems in adolescents. The main instrument for evaluating PI in adolescents is the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y), however, there is scarce evidence of its relation with other constructs in socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents. This study is a secondary data analysis aimed at examining the factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, and invariance across sex of the 8-item AFQ-Y in 297 Chilean adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts (M = 14.87 (.78), 46.8 % women). Results confirmed that the AFQ-Y8 has an unifactorial structure as well as adequate internal reliability and convergent validity. Furthermore, it was observed that it is significantly associated with measures of mindfulness and depression and the emotion regulation strategy expressive suppression, but not with the strategy cognitive reappraisal. Given its adequate psychometric properties, the AFQ-Y8 can be used with Chilean adolescents in socioeconomically disadvantaged settings. However, further research testing its psychometric properties in a broader adolescent population is needed.

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智利社会经济弱势青少年回避与融合问卷（AFQ-Y8）的心理测量特征

心理不灵活性（PI）被认为是一种跨诊断机制，是青少年各种心理问题发展、维持和恶化的基础。青少年逃避与融合问卷（AFQ-Y）是评估青少年自我意识的主要工具，但在社会经济条件较差的青少年中，其与其他构式的关系尚缺乏证据。本研究对297名智利社会经济条件较差的青少年（M = 14.87）的8项AFQ-Y量表的因素结构、信度、收敛效度和性别不变性进行了二次数据分析。78)，女性占46.8%)。结果证实，AFQ-Y8具有单因子结构，具有足够的内部信度和收敛效度。此外，我们还观察到，正念和抑郁的测量以及情绪调节策略表达抑制显著相关，但与策略认知重评无关。鉴于其足够的心理测量特性，AFQ-Y8可以用于社会经济条件不利的智利青少年。然而，需要进一步的研究来测试其在更广泛的青少年群体中的心理测量特性。

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Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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8.50

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61 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science is the official journal of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Contextual Behavioral Science is a systematic and pragmatic approach to the understanding of behavior, the solution of human problems, and the promotion of human growth and development. Contextual Behavioral Science uses functional principles and theories to analyze and modify action embedded in its historical and situational context. The goal is to predict and influence behavior, with precision, scope, and depth, across all behavioral domains and all levels of analysis, so as to help create a behavioral science that is more adequate to the challenge of the human condition.