Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire in the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAQ-COVID)

Category	Details
Description	The Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire in the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAQ-COVID; Buenfil Heredia, Vanega Romero, & Carrillo Trujillo, 2024) was developed to assess psychological flexibility as a protective factor for mental health during the COVID pandemic. Adapted from the Spanish-language version (Mellín & Padrós, 2021) and the Portuguese-language Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-Trauma Specific (AAQ-TS; Pinto-Gouveia et al., 2015), the 10-item AAQ-COVID was validated in a non-clinical Mexican sample. Content validity was reported.
Author	Buenfil Heredia, Carmen Antonia; Vanega Romero, Sally; Carrillo Trujillo, Carlos David
Purpose	To measure COVID-specific psychological flexibility as a protective factor for mental health.
Construct	COVID-Specific Psychological Flexibility
Instrument Type	Rating Scale
Test Type	Adapted Version
Test Year	2024
Affiliation	Buenfil Heredia, Carmen Antonia: Autonomous University of Yucatan; Vanega Romero, Sally: Autonomous University of Yucatan; Carrillo Trujillo, Carlos David: Autonomous University of Yucatan
Email	[email protected] (Carmen Antonia Buenfil Heredia); [email protected] (Sally Vanega Romero); [email protected] (Carlos David Carrillo Trujillo)
Files	No file available for download
Format	Items are rated on a five-choice Likert scale ranging from “It doesn’t look anything like my experience” to “It seems almost completely like my experience.”
Administration Method	Electronic
Number of Items	10
Reliability	No reliability data indicated.
Validity	Content Validity: Judges evaluated conceptual validity, clarity, and clinical relevance of items. Items were retained or revised based on at least 50% agreement on one evaluation criterion, even with poor inter-judge agreement.
Factor Analysis	No factor analysis conducted.
Test Methodology	Test Validity (Content Validity)
Age Group	Adulthood (18+ years); Middle Age (40–64 years); Aged (65+ years)
Population Group	Human; Male; Female
Population Details	Location: Mexico; Respondents: Adults aged 42–76 years from two educational centers in Mérida, including teachers, administrative staff, and cleaning staff.
Keywords	Adapted Version; COVID-19 Pandemic; Protective Factors; Psychological Flexibility
Reference	Buenfil Heredia, C. A., Vanega Romero, S., & Carrillo Trujillo, C. D. (2024). Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Developed at Autonomous University of Yucatan. Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire in the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAQ-COVID)

Introduction

The Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire in the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAQ-COVID) is a measure designed to assess psychological inflexibility related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire examines the extent to which individuals struggle with thoughts, feelings, and experiences related to the pandemic, which may hinder their ability to live a valued life.

I. Scale Items

The AAQ-COVID is composed of the following 10 items:

1. Thinking about the possibility of myself or my loved ones getting sick with COVID prevents me from living my life as I would like.

2. I try to push away the emotions that the pandemic produces in me.

3. I worry about not being able to control my fears and concerns regarding the pandemic.

4. I am distressed by thinking about the dangers of COVID and the confinement in which I am.

5. My worries and emotions about the pandemic prevent me from living my life as I would like.

6. The emotions that the pandemic produces in me cause me to have problems in my daily life.

7. I think that I am not coping with the pandemic as well as other people.

8. My concerns about my health and that of my loved ones affect my well-being.

9. The pain and distress that the pandemic produces in me interfere with achieving my goals.

10. I do not do things that are important to me because of the fear that the pandemic has produced in me.

II. Response Scale

Items are rated on a 5-point scale ranging from “It doesn’t look anything like my experience” to “It seems almost completely like my experience.”

III. Interpretation
Higher scores on the AAQ-COVID indicate greater psychological inflexibility and a greater struggle with pandemic-related thoughts, emotions, and experiences.