The Psychological Flexibility in Epilepsy Questionnaire (PFEQ): Psychometric properties of the Persian version

Davoudi, Mohammadreza; Lundgren, Tobias; Jansson‐Fröjmark, Markus; Saeedipour, Zahra; Badinlou, Farzaneh

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108672

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“…A recent study was conducted in Iran and examined the psychometric properties of the Swedish PF scale in a clinical context. The results showed that the factor analysis of the Persian version did not produce the same structure as the Swedish version, which shed light on the relationship between culture and PF [ 12 ]. The findings of a recent review suggest that in some cases, context specific measures of PF are superior to general measures of PF regarding incremental validity and preferable regarding treatment sensitivity [ 13 ].…”

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The Persian version of the psychological flexibility in sport scale: a psychometric study

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Background There is a growing body of research suggesting that psychological flexibility (PF) is an important psychological construct related to psychological health and human performance. The Psychological Flexibility in Sport Scale (PFSS) is the first general scale to assess sport-related PF. So far, the PFSS has not yet been validated in other contexts than Sweden. Therefore, the current study sought to investigate a Persian version of the PFSS (P-PFSS) and extend the investigation of the psychometric properties of the PFSS in Iranian athletes. Methods A total of 302 athletes from both team and individual sports (average age of 20.7 years, SD ± 7.5, 62.3% were female) were involved in the current study. Statistical analysis was performed on the data to test validity and reliability. The validity of the P-PFSS was tested through face and content validity, construct validity, criterion validity, and known-groups validity. The reliability of P-PFSS was verified through internal consistency and temporal stability of the scale. Results Results revealed that validity of the P-PFSS was satisfactory. The instrument was determined to have strong face and content validity. With modifications, the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the scale’s unidimensionality. The convergent validity of the P-PFSS was found to be acceptable (average variance extracted = 0.66) and satisfactory results were also found in the correlation matrix for the assessment of construct validity. The P-PFSS showed good criterion validity related to generic psychological flexibility and athletic-related variables. Also, the P-PFSS was able to differentiate PF between known groups. The P-PFSS was found to be reliable, with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.92; composite reliability = 0.92) and temporal stability on retest (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.95). Conclusions Overall, the Persian version of the PFSS showed good psychometric qualities in Iranian athletes. The current study provides additional support for the PFSS and extends the context-specific utility for practitioners and researchers in assessing sport-related PF.

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