Abstract
Background: Committed action is one of the core processes of psychological flexibility derived from acceptance and commitment therapy. It has not been widely investigated in mainland China as appropriate measures are lacking. The current study aimed to validate a Chinese (Mandarin) version of the Committed Action Questionnaire (CAQ-8) in a non-clinical college sample and to explore whether committed action would have a mediating effect in the association between experiential avoidance (EA) and life satisfaction.Methods: We translated the CAQ-8 into Chinese (Mandarin). A total of 913 Chinese undergraduates completed a set of questionnaires measuring committed action, EA, mindful awareness, anxiety, depression, stress, and life satisfaction. For test–retest reliability, 167 respondents completed the CAQ-8 again 4 weeks later.Results: The entire scale of CAQ-8 (Mandarin) and two subscales showed adequate internal consistency and acceptable test–retest reliability. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the two-factor structure and the convergent and criterion validity were acceptable. Committed action was correlated with less EA, more mindful awareness, less depressive symptoms, less anxiety, less stress, and more life satisfaction. In bootstrap mediation analyses, committed action partially mediated the association between EA and life satisfaction.Conclusion: The results suggest that the CAQ-8 (Mandarin) is a brief, psychometrically sound instrument to investigate committed action in Chinese populations, and the relationship between EA and life satisfaction was partially explained by committed action. This study provides new information about the usefulness of CAQ-8 and supports the assumption that committed action may be considered a promising factors for improving life satisfaction who have involved in EA among an educated non-clinical population.
Highlights
As a third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has attracted much interest during the last two decades
The results suggest that the the Committed Action Questionnaire (CAQ-8) (Mandarin) is a brief, psychometrically sound instrument to investigate committed action in Chinese populations, and the relationship between experiential avoidance (EA) and life satisfaction was partially explained by committed action
This study provides new information about the usefulness of Committed Action Questionnaire (CAQ)-8 and supports the assumption that committed action may be considered a promising factors for improving life satisfaction who have involved in EA among an educated non-clinical population
Summary
As a third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has attracted much interest during the last two decades. Psychological flexibility refers to the ability to completely get into contact with the present moment and either stick to or modify behaviors according to values and situational prospects (Hayes et al, 1999, 2006). It includes six different but interconnected therapeutic subprocesses: acceptance, cognitive defusion, self-as-context, contact with the present moment, values, and committed action (Hayes et al, 1999, 2006, 2012). Committed action is one of the core processes of psychological flexibility derived from acceptance and commitment therapy It has not been widely investigated in mainland China as appropriate measures are lacking. The current study aimed to validate a Chinese (Mandarin) version of the Committed Action Questionnaire (CAQ8) in a non-clinical college sample and to explore whether committed action would have a mediating effect in the association between experiential avoidance (EA) and life satisfaction
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