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Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model

Objectives: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes the importance of psychological flexibility in promoting emotional, psychological, and social well-being, while also acknowledging rigidity as a precursor to psychological disorders. Analyzing the psychometric qualities based on the mult...

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Main Authors: Moosivand, Mahboobeh, Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian, Shirazi, Maryam Sayad, Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1056862024-07-10T05:54:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105686/ Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model Moosivand, Mahboobeh Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian Shirazi, Maryam Sayad Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Objectives: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes the importance of psychological flexibility in promoting emotional, psychological, and social well-being, while also acknowledging rigidity as a precursor to psychological disorders. Analyzing the psychometric qualities based on the multidimensional Hexaflex model is critical for determining the efficiency of therapeutic interventions. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the psychometric features of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) within the context of the Hexaflex model in a group of Iranian university students. Methods: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used in this study to evaluate the psychometric features of the flexibility/inflexibility scale (MPFI) in a sample of Iranian university students. Findings: In the exploratory factor analysis involving a sample of 300 students, six factors were identified for flexibility and six for inflexibility (56.3 males and 43.7 females). In the confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 388 participants, the results validated 60 items across a total of six flexibility and inflexibility factors. This outcome can serve as a robust estimate for flexibility, inflexibility, the second-order model, and the final model. Cronbach’s alpha values for various components, including acceptance, present-moment awareness (or contact with the present moment), self as context, cognitive defusing, values, committed action, total flexibility, experiential avoidance, lack of present-moment awareness, self as content, fusion, lack of contact with values, inaction, and total inflexibility, were reported as follows: 0.818, 0.869, 0.862, 0.904, 0.935, 0.935, 0.942, 0.895, 0.839, 0.883, 0.904, 0.912, 0.941, and 0.941, respectively. Conclusions: The Farsi version of the MPFI for university students has great psychometric qualities, making it a reliable assessment instrument for the ACT. © 2024, The Author(s). BioMed Central 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105686/1/s40359-024-01531-0.pdf Moosivand, Mahboobeh and Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian and Shirazi, Maryam Sayad and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab (2024) Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model. BMC Psychology, 12. art. no. 34. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2050-7283 https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-024-01531-0 10.1186/s40359-024-01531-0
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description Objectives: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes the importance of psychological flexibility in promoting emotional, psychological, and social well-being, while also acknowledging rigidity as a precursor to psychological disorders. Analyzing the psychometric qualities based on the multidimensional Hexaflex model is critical for determining the efficiency of therapeutic interventions. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the psychometric features of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) within the context of the Hexaflex model in a group of Iranian university students. Methods: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used in this study to evaluate the psychometric features of the flexibility/inflexibility scale (MPFI) in a sample of Iranian university students. Findings: In the exploratory factor analysis involving a sample of 300 students, six factors were identified for flexibility and six for inflexibility (56.3 males and 43.7 females). In the confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 388 participants, the results validated 60 items across a total of six flexibility and inflexibility factors. This outcome can serve as a robust estimate for flexibility, inflexibility, the second-order model, and the final model. Cronbach’s alpha values for various components, including acceptance, present-moment awareness (or contact with the present moment), self as context, cognitive defusing, values, committed action, total flexibility, experiential avoidance, lack of present-moment awareness, self as content, fusion, lack of contact with values, inaction, and total inflexibility, were reported as follows: 0.818, 0.869, 0.862, 0.904, 0.935, 0.935, 0.942, 0.895, 0.839, 0.883, 0.904, 0.912, 0.941, and 0.941, respectively. Conclusions: The Farsi version of the MPFI for university students has great psychometric qualities, making it a reliable assessment instrument for the ACT. © 2024, The Author(s).
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author Moosivand, Mahboobeh
Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian
Shirazi, Maryam Sayad
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
spellingShingle Moosivand, Mahboobeh
Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian
Shirazi, Maryam Sayad
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
author_facet Moosivand, Mahboobeh
Kulemarzi, Mohammad Javad Bagian
Shirazi, Maryam Sayad
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
author_sort Moosivand, Mahboobeh
title Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
title_short Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
title_full Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
title_fullStr Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
title_full_unstemmed Flexibility and inflexibility in an Iranian sample: psychometric properties of MPFI based on the Hexaflex model
title_sort flexibility and inflexibility in an iranian sample: psychometric properties of mpfi based on the hexaflex model
publisher BioMed Central
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105686/1/s40359-024-01531-0.pdf
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