Greek Version of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth: Psychometric Evaluation and Gender Multigroup Invariance in Adolescents. (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Christodoulou, Andria; Michaelides, Michalis P.; Karekla, Maria
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychoeducational assessment. Volume 36:Number 8(2018)
• Page Start: 844
• Page End: 849
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth -- psychological inflexibility -- experiential avoidance -- cognitive fusion -- gender invariance; Ability -- Testing -- Periodicals; Educational tests and measurements -- Periodicals; 371.713
• DOI: 10.1177/0734282917713500
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0734-2829

Abstract

The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth–Eight-Item Short Version (AFQ-Y8) assesses psychological inflexibility in youth. The present study is the first to examine alternative measurement models for the Greek adaptation of the AFQ-Y8, latent associations with the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire–II (AAQ-II), gender-group invariance, and latent mean comparisons between males and females. In total, 432 students from seven high schools in Cyprus participated in the study. Both a unidimensional and a two-dimensional model had excellent fit, although the one-factor solution was substantively superior. The correlation of the latent AFQ-Y8 factor with AAQ-II was strong and positive, indicating good convergent validity. Finally, the unidimensional AFQ-Y8 model was found to be invariant for gender and no latent means difference was detected between males and females.