Profiles of Psychological Flexibility: A Latent Class Analysis of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Model

Ian Tyndall, Daniel Waldeck, Luca Pancani, Robert Whelan, Bryan Roche, Antonina Pereira

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    Abstract

    There exists uncertainty for clinicians over how the separate subcomponent processes of psychological flexibility, a core construct of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy model, interact and influence distress experienced. The present study (N = 567) employed latent class analysis to (a) identify potential classes (i.e., subgroups) of psychological flexibility based on responses on measures of key subcomponent process and (b) examine whether such classes could reliably differentiate levels of self-reported psychological distress and positive and negative emotionality. We found three distinct classes: (a) High Psychological Flexibility, (b) Moderate Psychological Flexibility, and (c) Low Psychological Flexibility. Those in the Low Psychology Flexibility class reported highest levels of psychological distress, whereas those in the High Psychological Flexibility class reported lowest levels of psychological distress. This study provides a clearer view to clinicians of the profile of the broader spectrum of the psychological flexibility model to facilitate change in clients.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number44
    Pages (from-to)365-393
    Number of pages29
    JournalBehavior Modification
    Volume44
    Issue number3
    Early online date22 Dec 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2020

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    Keywords

    • psychological flexibility
    • acceptance and commitment therapy
    • experiential avoidance
    • Latent class analysis

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