Turkish Adaptation of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 44 Sayı: 3, 393 - 414, 16.12.2024

Zeynep Cansu Armağan Küçükseymen , Ebru Şalcıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.26650/SP2022-1170143

Öz

Psychological flexibility and inflexibility are the foundational processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). According to the Hexaflex model, these processes are composed of twelve dimensions; six sub-processes contribute to psychological flexibility and six sub-processes contribute to psychological inflexibility. The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI; Rolffs et al., 2016) includes items that assess all these sub-processes. The aim of the current study was to adapt the MPFI into Turkish and explore the psychometric properties of the Turkish MPFI. The sample (N = 603, 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑒= 39, SD = 12.3) of the study was recruited online through convenience sampling. The psychometric properties of the Turkish MPFI were examined by assessing internal consistency for reliability, performing confirmatory factor analysis regarding validity, testing measurement invariance, examining its relationship with another tool measuring the same construct, and analyzing its effects on other theoretically related constructs such as depression, anxiety, and stress. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis supported the original higher order factor structure in the Turkish version with 12 first-order factors, half and half distributed into second-order global flexibility and inflexibility factors. The internal consistencies for the global flexibility scale (𝛼 = .96) and the global inflexibility scale (𝛼 = .93) were very high. The scale demonstrated strong correlations with psychological inflexibility, supporting its convergent validity. Global flexibility predicted lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, whereas global inflexibility predicted higher levels, supporting the construct validity. Additionally, the scale showed measurement invariance across gender and mental health status. Overall, these findings provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the scores obtained from the Turkish MPFI.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Psychological flexibility, psychological inflexibility, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory

Çok Boyutlu Psikolojik Esneklik Envanterinin Türkçe Uyarlama Çalışması

Öz

Psikolojik esneklik ve psikolojik katılık süreçleri, Kabul ve Kararlılık Terapisinin (ACT) temelini oluşturmaktadır. Hexaflex modeline göre, bu süreçler 12 boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Altı alt-süreç psikolojik esnekliğine katkı yaparken, altı farklı alt-süreç ise psikolojik katılıga katkı yapmaktadır. Çok Boyutlu Psikolojik Esneklik Envanteri (MPFI; Rolffs ve ark., 2016), tüm bu alt-süreçleri değerlendirecek maddeler içermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, MPFI’yi Türkçeye uyarlamak ve Türkçe formun psikometrik özelliklerini araştırmaktır. Araştırmanın örneklemi (N = 603, 𝑀𝑦𝑎ş= 39, SD = 12.3) kolay ulaşılabilir örnekleme yoluyla oluşturulmuş ve veriler çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Türkçe MPFI’nin psikometrik özelliklerini incelemek adına, güvenirligi için içtutarlılık analizi, geçerliği kapsamında doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, ölçüm değişmezliğinin test edilmesi, aynı yapıyı ölçen başka bir ölçüm aracıyla ilişkisinin incelenmesi ve depresyon, anksiyete ve stres gibi teorik olarak ilişkili diğer yapılar üzerindeki etkileri analiz edilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre, orijinal ölçekteki gibi üst boyutlu bir yapı Türkçe MPFI’de de desteklenmektedir. Bu üst boyutlu yapı, küresel esneklik ve katılığı temsil eden ikinci dereceden faktörler ve her birini oluşturan altışar tane birinci derece faktörden oluşan iki dereceli bir faktör yapısıdır. Küresel esneklik ölçeği ( 𝛼 = .96) ve küresel katılık ölçeği ( 𝛼 = .93) iç tutarlılık göstergeleri çok yüksek seviyede çıkmıştır. Ölçek, yakınsak geçerliği destekleyen psikolojik katılık ile güçlü korelasyonlar göstermiştir. Küresel esneklik, daha düşük depresyon, anksiyete ve stres seviyelerini yordarken, küresel katılık daha yüksek seviyeleri yordamıştır ve yapı geçerliğini desteklemiştir. Ayrıca ölçek, cinsiyet ve ruh sağlığı durumu açısından ölçüm değişmezliği göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak bu bulgular, MPFI’nin Türkçe formundan elde edilen puanların güvenirlik ve geçerliğine ilişkin kanıtlar sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Psikolojik esneklik, psikolojik katılık, Kabul ve Kararlılık Terapisi, Çok Boyutlu Psikolojik Esneklik Envanteri

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