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The Valuing Questionnaire

(VQ)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Sérgio Andrade Carvalho

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Questionário de Valores

ORIGINAL VERSION

Smout, M., Davies, M., Burns, N., & Christie, A. (2014)

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Carvalho, S.A., Palmeira, L., Gillanders, D., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Castilho, P. (2018)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Valuing Questionnaire (VQ; Smout et al. 2014; Carvalho et al. 2018) is a 10-items instrument designed to measure valued living congruent with the psychological flexibility model (Hayes et al. 2006). It has a two-factor structure: 1) VQ-Obstruction, which measures obstacles to valued living, and 2) VQ-Progress, progress in engaging in values-based actions. The original study found good internal consistency (VQ-O: a = .79; VQ-P = a = .81), as well as the Portuguese validation study (VQ-O: a = .83; VQ-P: a = .86).

REFERENCES

  • Smout, M., Davies, M., Burns, N., & Christie, A. (2014). Development of the valuing questionnaire (VQ). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3(3), 164-172.
  • Carvalho, S.A., Palmeira, L., Gillanders, D., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Castilho, P. (2018). The utility of the valuing questionnaire in chronic pain. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 9, 21-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.06.002
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