Measuring the role of psychological inflexibility in Trichotillomania

作者：Houghton David C; Compton Scott N; Twohig Michael P; Saunders Stephen M; Franklin Martin E; Neal Barnett Angela M; Ely Laura; Capriotti Matthew R; Woods Douglas W^*

来源：Psychiatry Research, 2014, 220(1-2): 356-361.

DOI：10.1016/j.psychres.2014.08.003

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• ACT
• Impulse control disorders
• Behavior therapy
• Measurement

Psychological Inflexibility (PI) is a construct that has gained recent attention as a critical theoretical component of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). PI is typically measured by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). However, the AAQ-II has shown questionable reliability in clinical populations with specific diagnoses, leading to the creation of content-specific versions of the AAQ-II that show stronger psychometric properties in their target populations. A growing body of the literature suggests that PI processes may contribute to hair pulling, and the current study sought to examine the psychometric properties and utility of a Trichotillomania-specific version of the AAQ-II, the AAQ-TTM. A referred sample of 90 individuals completed a battery of assessments as part of a randomized clinical trial of Acceptance-Enhanced Behavior Therapy for Trichotillomania. Results showed that the AAQ-TTM has two intercorrelated factors, adequate reliability, concurrent validity, and incremental validity over the AAQ-II. Furthermore, mediational analysis between emotional variables and hair pulling outcomes provides support for using the AAQ-TTM to measure the therapeutic process. Implications for the use of this measure will be discussed, including the need to further investigate the role of PI processes in Trichotillomania. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

• 出版日期2014-12-15