Spanish validation of the Parental Acceptance Questionnaire (6-PAQ).

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Original article DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.03.002 Open Access Spanish validation of the Parental Acceptance Questionnaire (6-PAQ) Spanish validation of the 6-PAQ Juan M. Flujas-Contrerasa,b, , Azucena García-Palaciosc,d, Inmaculada Gómeza,b a Department of Psychology of University of Almeria, Spain b Health Research Centre of University of Almeria, Spain c Departament of Psychology, University Jaume I, Castellon, Spain d CIBER of Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CIBERobn, CB06/03 Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain This item has received 3117 Visits (Daily data update)

Under a Creative Commons license Article information Abstract Full Text Bibliography Download PDF Statistics Abstract Background/Objective: Psychological flexibility is an ability with positive effects in health, also in the field parenting. The aim of this study is to validate the Parental Acceptance Questionnaire (6-PAQ) in Spanish sample. Method: A total of 426 parents (96.3% female), with an average age of 38.25 years (SD = 5.76) and with at least one child between 3 and 16 years old participated. Participants completed the 6PAQ and other instruments assessing experiential avoidance, thought suppression, satisfaction with life and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Results: In comparison with the original model, the three-factor structural solution with 16 items obtained a better adjustment (CFI = .996; GFI = .998; TLI = .995; RMSE = .016) that refer to response styles related to psychological flexibility (open, aware and active). The 6-PAQ adaptation has shown good internal consistency, with a Cronbach alpha of .81 and a McDonald's omega of .86 for the scale, and evidence of convergent validity with significant correlations with measure of avoidance, thought suppression, satisfaction with life and anxiety. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the 6-PAQ with the three-factor structure presents psychometric property to be considered a reliable measure and a valid instrument for the evaluation of parental psychological flexibility.