Preliminary validation of a Chinese version of the comprehensive assessment of acceptance and commitment therapy processes

Abstract

Civil servants are bridges that connect the general public and the government in China. Because their mental health may influence the rise and fall of the country, it is important to study their mental health and living conditions. The Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes (CompACT) is a general measure of ACT processes and reflects individual psychological flexibility. We investigated the psychometric properties of CompACT in a non-clinical sample of civil servants. The Chinese CompACT demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.87) and reliability (Guttman split-half coefficient = 0.69). Confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the three-factor model. Our findings suggest that the Chinese version of the CompACT has acceptable psychometric properties and is a valid instrument for the assessment of psychological flexibility.

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“…CompACT was translated and adapted into Chinese language (Chen, Luo, Wang, Bai & Zhu, 2020), Portuguese language (Trindade, Ferreira, Mendes, Ferreira, Dawson & Golijani-Moghaddam, 2021) and Iranian language (Soleimani, Shairi, Gholami Fesharaki & Ghomian 2021). Authors of Chinese and Portuguese versions also proposed shorter forms of the instrument (18 items) in order to increase ease of use and the stability of the instrument.…”

Reliability and validity of the translated Chinese version of comprehensive assessment of acceptance and commitment therapy processes (CompACT-C) in breast cancer survivors

“…In consistence with the original English version, and similar to other validated versions in Chinese and Malay, CompACT-C revealed the three factors namely Openness to Experience (OE), Behavioural Awareness (BA), and Valued Action (VA) [ [19] , [20] , [21] , 36 ]. According the factor analysis results and CFA results, we remained all 23 original items, while the other two Chinese versions renewed the item pool [ 20 , 21 ], and the Malay version deleted the original item 18 [ 36 ]. We also reconstructed the items for a better construct with removing one item ‘I get so caught up in my thoughts that I am unable to do the things that I most want to do.’ from OE factor to the BA factor.…”

“…In China, only two simplified Chinese versions of CompACT were published [ 20 , 21 ]. However, the authors of these two versions reconstructed the items (i.e., added new items) based on the results obtained from the general populations (e.g., their employment pressure and work burden) and validated them in one specific community group, that is, Chinese financial staff and civil servants.…”

Effectiveness of a videoconferencing group-based dyad acceptance and commitment therapy on the quality of life of chronic heart failure patients and their family caregivers: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

“…Scores range from 0 to 126, with a lower score representing a greater level of psychological flexibility. With a Cronbach’s α of 0.87, the validity and reliability of CompACT have been demonstrated in a non-clinical sample in China [ 97 ].…”