Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI-24)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI-24)

Original Version

Grégoire et. al., 2020

Portuguese Version

Pereira, C. & Cunha, M., 2022

General Description

The MPFI-24 is an inventory composed of 24 items designed to measure psychological flexibility and inflexibility. The 24 items are assessed on a six-point scale ranging from never true (1) to always true (6). This abbreviated version assesses psychological flexibility (first 12 items) and psychological inflexibility (last 12 items). Each of these composite indices (PF and PI) encompasses six factors corresponding to the Hexaflex model of ACT.

The confirmatory factor analysis of the Portuguese version of MPFI-24 supported a two-factor higher-order model with six psychological flexibility (PF) factors and six psychological inflexibility (PI) factors. The MPFI-24 revealed good reliability (alpha > .70) and test-retest reliability.

References

  • Pereira, C., Cunha, M., Massano-Cardoso, I., & Galhardo, A. (2023). Avaliação da (in)flexibilidade psicológica na população portuguesa: Validação da versão breve do Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI-24). Revista Portuguesa De Investigação Comportamental e Social, 9(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.285

  • Grégoire, S., Gagnon, J., Lachance, L., Shankland, R., Dionne, F., Kotsou, I., Monestès, J. L., Rolffs, J. L., & Rogge, R. D. (2020). Validation of the english and french versions of the multidimensional psychological flexibility inventory short form (MPFI-24). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18, 99–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.06.004

Contacts

Marina Cunha: marina_cunha@ismt.pt