01694nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653003000053653001400083653002700097653002300124653001500147100001200162700001300174700001300187700001200200700001600212245014000228856007600368300001000444490000600454520096600460022001401426       2014                            d10aStigma10aPsychological flexibility10aPrejudice10aExperiential avoidance10aCommitment therapy10aAcceptance1 aLevin M1 aLuoma JB1 aLillis J1 aHayes S1 aVilardaga R00aThe Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - Stigma (AAQ-S): Developing a measure of psychological flexibility with stigmatizing thoughts.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255270/pdf/nihms608222.pdf  a21-260 v33 a<p>The current study sought to develop and test the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - Stigma (AAQ-S), a measure of psychological flexibility with stigmatizing thoughts. A sample of 604 undergraduate students completed an online survey, which included an initial pool of 43 AAQ-S items as well as measures related to psychological flexibility and stigma. Expert judge ratings and factor analysis were used to identify and refine two distinct subscales; psychological flexibility and psychological inflexibility relating to stigmatizing thoughts. Analyses indicated that the AAQ-S psychological flexibility and inflexibility subscales, as well as a combined total score, correlate with other measures of psychological flexibility and stigma in expected ways, and are more predictive of stigma than a general measure of psychological flexibility. Overall, the results suggest that the AAQ-S could be a useful measure in conducting future stigma research.</p>
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