¿El Cuestionario de Aceptación y Acción II mide realmente la evitación experiencial?

Abstract

Experiential avoidance (EA) has played an important role in early and recent conceptualisations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II (AAQ-II; Bond et al., 2011) is largely used as a measure of EA, in spite of criticism about its validity. The present study examined the latent correlations between the AAQ-II and a new measure of EA: the Avoidance of Suffering Questionnaire (ASQ). In addition, correlations with the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ; Gillanders, 2014) were also examined. Two hundred and forty undergraduates (59% female, Mage = 20.33) completed the questionnaires. Both unrestricted and restricted factor analyses were performed in order to examine the hypothesised associations. The AAQ-II showed a strong correlation with the CFQ, but a rather weak correlation with the ASQ. These results suggest that the AAQ-II may not be a measure of EA.

The Impact of Baseline Mindfulness Scores on Mindfulness-Based Intervention Outcomes: Toward Personalized Mental Health Interventions

“…In this regard, it is relevant to consider that, despite the widespread use of the AAQ-II as a measure of experiential avoidance (EA) which correlates with mindfulness (Fledderus et al, 2012), EA has been conceptualized as the opposite of acceptance. Nevertheless, it has been criticized on the grounds that it does not adequately discriminate constructs like neuroticism or general distress (Valencia, 2019). Despite this difference with the AAQ-II, our results, and those found previously (Shapiro et al, 2011;Harnett et al, 2016;Tortella-Feliu et al, 2020), can most likely be generalized regardless of the sample characteristics and the instrument used to measure mindfulness.…”

“…In this regard, it is relevant to consider that, despite the widespread use of the AAQ-II as a measure of experiential avoidance (EA) which correlates with mindfulness ( Fledderus et al, 2012 ), EA has been conceptualized as the opposite of acceptance. Nevertheless, it has been criticized on the grounds that it does not adequately discriminate constructs like neuroticism or general distress ( Valencia, 2019 ).…”

Experiential Avoidance and Hyperreflexivity as Variables Associated with Depression: A Process-Based Approach

“…Avoidance of Suffering Questionnaire (ASQ; Valencia, 2019) It was constructed seeking to overcome the limitations of the instruments previously used to measure experiential avoidance. This measure is based on the Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ; Gámez et al, 2014), so it can be considered a short, modified version of it.…”

“…If this instrument does not measure EA, it is questionable to make theoretical interpretations in this regard. It is necessary to attempt to replicate these findings with other instruments that provide clearer measures of EA (e.g., Valencia, 2019). To address these concerns, alternative measures like the Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ; Gámez et al, 2014) have been proposed.…”

Propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Aceptación y Acción-II en adultos ecuatorianos

“…Además, mostró una estructura en lugar de los ítems creados ad hoc para evaluar la evitación experiencial. De la misma manera, se ha comparado la AAQ-II con otros instrumentos que evalúan la evitación experiencial, obteniendo como resultado una baja relación con las escalas propuestas como medidas fiables del constructo (Valencia, 2019). En otros estudios, se ha encontrado un aparente solapamiento de los reactivos de la AAQ-II con instrumentos que evalúan el neuroticismo, el afecto negativo, la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés, lo que puede deberse a una relación elevada entre sus ítems, constructos o extracción factorial (Rochefort et al, 2018).…”