Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Questionário de Evitamento e Fusão para Adolescentes

Original Version

Greco, Lambert, & Baer 2008

Portuguese Version

Cunha, Marina & Santos, Ana Marta, 2011

General Description

The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth consists of 17 items that assess the psychological inflexibility measured by cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance. It is a one-dimensional scale in which psychological inflexibility appears as a singular construct that results from overlapping processes of cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance.

References

  • Cunha, M., & Santos, A. M. (2011). Avaliação da Inflexibilidade Psicológica em Adolescentes: estudo das qualidades psicométricas da versão portuguesa do Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y). Laboratório de Psicologia 9(2), 135-149. doi: 10.14417/lp.629 http://publicacoes.ispa.pt/publicacoes/index.php/lp/article/view/629

Contacts

Marina Cunha – marina_cunha@ismt.pt