Ou MJ, Xu XH, Chen H, Chen FR, Shen S. Development and preliminary validation of Cancer-related Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire.
Front Psychol 2023;
14:1052726. [PMID:
36935974 PMCID:
PMC10017436 DOI:
10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1052726]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The Cancer-related Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (CPFQ) was developed and validated for assessing cancer patients' psychological flexibility, including attitudes and behavior toward cancer. In a systematic process, the CPFQ identified four factors through principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis: Cancer Acceptance, Cancer Avoidance, Activity Engagement, and Valued Action. The results of this study reveal that the CPFQ has a clear factor structure and good psychometric properties. The specific nature of cancer and the need for a specific measure of cancer patient psychological flexibility make this questionnaire valuable for research on psychological flexibility in cancer patients.
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