Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Current Psychology, 2025 (SSCI)
Psychological Inflexibility (PI) is related to negative psychological, social, and academic adjustment among university students. The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for University Students (AAQ-US) was developed as a specific measure of PI in university contexts to overcome some limitations of general PI questionnaires to predict mental health and academic performance in university students. This study addresses the validation of the Italian version of the AAQ-US in two samples of Italian undergraduate students. Sample 1 consisted of 118 university students (67.8% females, Mean age = 23.2 years) and Sample 2 consisted of 190 students (72.1% females, Mean age = 22.7 years). In addition to the AAQ-US, participants completed measures of psychological outcomes (anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction), academic functioning (procrastination, average grade, and completed courses), and general PI. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses supported a one-factor model for the AAQ-US scores. Measurement invariance across gender was also supported. The internal consistency was excellent in both samples. Higher AAQ-US scores were significantly related to poorer psychological outcomes and academic functioning, supporting the concurrent validity. The Italian version of the AAQ-US also proved convergent validity with measures of general PI and incremental validity in predicting psychological (anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction) as well as academic outcomes above and beyond measures of general PI. The Italian version of the AAQ-US proved to be a reliable and valid measure of PI in university contexts, and more useful than measures of general PI to predict academic outcomes.