We evaluated the usefulness of scores from two transdiagnostic scales—the 8-item version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth and the second edition of the Avoidance and Action Questionnaire—for estimating symptom severity on two measures of depression and anxiety. Responses from 797 college students, who mostly identified as White and female, to both measures of psychological inflexibility were analyzed to determine how well scores estimated anxiety and depression above or below a given severity level and at specific categories of symptom severity. Findings indicated that scores from both measures were acceptable to excellent screeners of concurrent ratings of anxiety and depression. Results varied somewhat depending on the measure used, level of severity targeted, and scope of screening. By investigating the screening accuracy of these transdiagnostic measures and potential cut scores to ease in interpreting results, we hope these measures might prove useful for addressing barriers in public health screening endeavors.

我们评估了两个跨诊断量表评分的有用性——青少年回避和融合问卷的 8 项版本和回避和行动问卷的第二版——用于估计抑郁和焦虑的两种措施的症状严重程度。分析了 797 名大学生（主要是白人和女性）对两种心理僵化措施的反应，以确定分数在高于或低于给定严重程度水平和特定症状严重程度的情况下估计焦虑和抑郁的程度。结果表明，两种测量的分数对于同时评估焦虑和抑郁的优秀筛选者来说都是可以接受的。结果有所不同，具体取决于所使用的措施、目标严重程度和筛查范围。