An examination of the Construct Validity of the Generalized Pliance Questionnaire

Publication date: Available online 11 December 2018Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceAuthor(s): Daniel Waldeck, Luca Pancani, Ian TyndallAbstractThe 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.

Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research