Background

Psychological inflexibility has been associated with several mental health indicators. The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y) has been the most used measure to assess psychological inflexibility in adolescents, having been adapted to several different languages, including Portuguese. However, the short 8-item version of this scale has been thoroughly studied and considered a more advantageous version, but it has not yet been validated for the Portuguese population.

Objective

Therefore, the current study aims to contribute to the establishment of the validity and reliability of the shorter version of AFQ-Y by validating the AFQ-Y8 in a Portuguese population of adolescents and exploring its psychometric properties.

Methods

The present study was conducted in two different samples of adolescent boys and girls, with an age range between 12 and 18. Confirmatory factor analyzes (CFA) were used to assess the scales’ structure. Reliabilities and other validities were also analyzed.

Results

CFA results confirmed the plausibility of the unidimensional structure of the AFQ-Y8, showing adequate fit indices. The AFQ-Y8 also presented an adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Correlation results demonstrated that the AFQ-Y8 was positively associated with measures of anxiety and depression and negatively linked with a measure of mindfulness. These correlations were also significant when the effect of mindfulness skills was accounted for.

Conclusions

Overall, the AFQ-Y8 was demonstrated as a valid and reliable measure, and its validation contributes not only to research but also to clinical practice. The use of the AFQ-Y8 in clinical and educational settings may contribute to young-related early detection and initial referral to adequate treatment.

中文翻译：

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评估青少年的心理僵化：青少年回避和融合问卷葡萄牙语简短版的验证研究

背景

心理僵化与一些心理健康指标有关。青少年回避和融合问卷 (AFQ-Y) 一直是评估青少年心理僵化最常用的测量方法，已适应包括葡萄牙语在内的多种不同语言。然而，这个量表的简短 8 项版本已经过深入研究，并被认为是更有利的版本，但尚未对葡萄牙人口进行验证。

客观的

因此，目前的研究旨在通过在葡萄牙青少年群体中验证 AFQ-Y8 并探索其心理测量特性，为建立较短版本的 AFQ-Y 的有效性和可靠性做出贡献。

方法

本研究在两个不同的青春期男孩和女孩样本中进行，年龄范围在 12 至 18 岁之间。验证性因素分析 (CFA) 用于评估量表的结构。还分析了可靠性和其他有效性。

结果

CFA 结果证实了 AFQ-Y8 的一维结构的合理性，显示出足够的拟合指数。AFQ-Y8 还呈现出足够的内部一致性和重测信度。相关结果表明，AFQ-Y8 与焦虑和抑郁的测量呈正相关，与正念的测量呈负相关。当考虑到正念技能的影响时，这些相关性也很显着。

结论

总体而言，AFQ-Y8 被证明是一种有效且可靠的测量方法，其验证不仅有助于研究，还有助于临床实践。在临床和教育环境中使用 AFQ-Y8 可能有助于与年轻人相关的早期发现和初步转诊到适当的治疗。