An examination of the construct validity of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire

Daniel Waldeck; Luca Pancani; Ian  Tyndall

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.003

An examination of the construct validity of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire

Daniel Waldeck, Luca Pancani, Ian Tyndall

School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Abstract

The Generalized Pliance Questionnaire (GPQ) was originally validated against measures of psychological flexibility and psychological distress. However, measures which have substantial conceptual overlap with the GPQ (e.g., the Need to Belong Scale [NTBS], Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale [BFNE]) were not examined. The present study seeks to investigate the construct validity of the GPQ-9. As expected, data from a survey of 272 participants indicated significant large correlations between the GPQ-9 and NTBS and BFNE respectively. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure of the GPQ-9. A structural equation model revealed that the BFNE (and not the GPQ-9 or NTBS) was significantly associated with psychological flexibility and psychological distress. Implications of these tentative preliminary findings suggest that the BFNE and GPQ-9 should be used in different contexts when applied to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-54
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
Volume	11
Early online date	11 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.003
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, [[11] (2019)] DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.12.003

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Keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy
Construct validity
Generalized pliance
Relational frame theory
Rule-governed behavior

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Health(social science)
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Behavioral Neuroscience

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