The ACT Check is a test for Assessing Knowlege of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The ACT Check consists of two parts: a theoretical section with 28 items for assessing understanding of the psychological flexibility model and an advanced section with 24 items for assessing applied understanding of ACT and the psychological flexibility model.  (The original version is in Japanese.)

井上 和哉, 新堂 光太郎, 村松 穂香, 林 幹浩, & 大月 友. (2022). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: ACT理解度テスト(ACT Check)の作成の試み. 行動医学研究, 27(1), 39-51. [Kazuya Inoue, Kotaro Shindo, Honoka Muramatsu, Mikihiro Hayashi, & Tomo Otsuki. (2022). Developing a Test for Assessing Knowlege of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Japanese Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27(1), 39-51.]  DOI: 10.11331/jjbm.27.39

The ACT Knowledge Questionnaire is a 16 item measure of conceptual knowledge of ACT for use in studies and evaluation of the training of therapists who are learning ACT. It was original created for use in the following study:

• Luoma, J. B. & Plumb, J. (2013). Improving Therapist Psychological Flexibility While Training Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Pilot Study. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 42(1), 1-8. DOI:10.1080/16506073.2012.701662

and has been used in the following published study:

• Richards, R., Oliver, J. E., Morris, E., Aherne, K., Iervolino, A. C., & Wingrove, J. (2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy training for clinicians: An evaluation. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 4, 114-121.

The measure and scoring instructions are included in the attachment below (you need to be signed in to see it).

The ACT-SQ is a short questionnaire capturing the patients’ view of the in-session realization of the six core components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

References:

Probst, T., Mühlberger, A., Kühner, J., Eifert, G. H., Pieh, C., Hackbarth, T., & Mander, J. (2020). Development and Initial Validation of a Brief Questionnaire on the Patients’ View of the In-Session Realization of the Six Core Components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2(3), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.32872/cpe.v2i3.3115 The ACT-SQ English version and German version is in the article's Supplementary Materials.
 

Lucy O'Neill, Gary Latchford, Lance M. McCracken, Christopher D. Graham (2019). The development of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Fidelity Measure (ACT-FM): A delphi study and field test. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 111-118.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.08.008 See attachment for the ACT-FM form.

McCracken, L.M. (2013) Committed Action: An Application of the Psychological Flexibility Model to Activity Patterns in Chronic Pain. The Journal of Pain, 14(8), 828-835.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2013.02.009

McCracken, L., Chilcot, J. & Norton, S. (2015). Committed action in chronic pain. Eur J Pain, 19, 677-685. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.589

The EQ is a 20 item self-report scale designed to measure decentering and rumination.

Reference:

Fresco, D. M., Moore, M. T., van Dulmen, M., Segal, Z. V., Teasdale, J. D., Ma, H., & Williams, J. M. G. (2007). Initial psychometric properties of the Experiences Questionnaire: Validation of a self-report measure of decentering. Behavior Therapy, 38, 234-246. The EQ 20 items are in Table 1.

Please contact David Fresco  if you would like to receive a copy of the measure.

Swails, J.A., Zettle, R.D., Burdsal, C.A. et al. (2016). The Experiential Approach Scale: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties. The Psychological Record, 66, 527–545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-016-0188-x

The OESQ is a brief, state-related self-report process measure of psychological flexibility.

References:

Benoy, C., Knitter, B., Knellwolf, L., Doering, S., Klotsche, J., & Gloster, A.T. (2019) Assessing psychological flexibility: Validation of the Open and Engaged State Questionnaire. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 253-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.08.005

Rogge, R.D., Daks, J.S., Dubler, B.A., & Saint, K.J. (2019) It's all about the process: Examining the convergent validity, conceptual coverage, unique predictive validity, and clinical utility of ACT process measures. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.10.001

Download the PBAT at https://pbatsupport.com

References:

Ciarrochi, J., Hayes, S. C., & Hofmann, S. G. (2021). Assessing Processes of Change in Psychological Interventions: The Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT). PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2pbcf The PBAT is in the appendix.

Ciarrochi, J., Sahdra, B., Hofmann, S., & Hayes, S. C. (2022). Developing an item pool to assess processes of change in psychological interventions: The Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 23, 200-213. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.02.001

Sanford, B.T., Ciarrochi, J., Hofmann, S.G., Gates, K.M., & Hayes, S.C. (2022). Toward empirical process-based case conceptualization: An idionomic network examination of the process-based assessment tool. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 25, 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.05.006

SEQ: Yu, L., McCracken, L.M. & Norton, S. (2016). The Self Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ): Preliminary analyses for a measure of self in people with chronic pain. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 5(3), 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.07.006

Carvalho, S.A., Palmeira, L., Coutinho, M. et al. (2021). Self-as-context and depressive symptoms in the general population: A further analysis of the self experiences questionnaire. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01383-6

SEQ-8: Yu, L., Scott, W., Goodman, R., Driscoll, L., & McCracken, L. M. (2021). Measuring ‘self’: preliminary validation of a short form of the Self Experiences Questionnaire in people with chronic pain. British Journal of Pain. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463721994863

Zettle, R.D., Gird, S.R., Webster, B.K., Carrasquillo-Richardson, N., Swails, J.A. & Burdsal, C.A. (2018) The Self-as-Context Scale: Development and preliminary psychometric properties. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 10, 64-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.08.010 The Self-as-Context Scale (SACS) items are in Table 2.

Published in Kashdan, T. B., Goodman, F. R., Machell, K. A., Kleiman, E. M., Monfort, S. S., & Ciarrochi, J., Nezlek, J. (2014). A contextual approach to experiential avoidance and social anxiety: Evidence from an experimental interaction and daily interactions of people with social anxiety disorder. Emotion.

The Survey of Guiding principles and supporting materials can be downloaded here (they are a bit large for this site):

http://josephciarrochi.com/sgp/

The Survey of Guiding Principles (SGP) was designed to support ACT and also the behavioural components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It helps practitioners to activate value-congruent behavior in their clients.

You can find many materials at http://josephciarrochi.com/sgp/, including:

A manual and guide for using the paper and pencil version of the SGP

A card sort version of the SGP

Printable cards

Sample rating forms for using the SGP card sort in organizations and other settings

References:

• Williams, K., Ciarrochi, J., & Heaven, P. (2015). Relationships between valued action and well-being across the transition from high school to early adulthood. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 127-140. 
• Veage, S., Ciarrochi, J., & Heaven, P. (2014). Value congruence, importance and success in the workplace: Links with well-being and burnout amongst mental health practitioners. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3(4), 258-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2014.06.004
• Veage, S., Ciarrochi, J., & Heaven, P.C.L. (2011). Importance, Pressure, and Success: Dimensions of Values and their Links to Personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 1180-1185.

The VASQ is an evolution of the Valued LIving Questionnaire and the Valued Time and Difficulty Questionnaire. Each of these measures assess values with respect to 10-12 life domains (e.g., family, spirituality, etc.). The VASQ contains three subscales: Importance (of values domains), Action (committed action), and Satisfaction (with Action). Each subscale may range from 0-100. 

The measure is attached below. 

References:

Lyons, G., Stone, B. M., Primeaux, S., Wang, V., & Drake, C. E. (2023). The Valued Action and Satisfaction Questionnaire: Preliminary validation and psychometric evaluation. The Psychological Record. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-023-00548-y 

References:

Jensen, M.P., Vowles, K.E., Johnson, L.E., & Gertz, K.J. (2015). Living Well with Pain: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Valued Living Scale. Pain Medicine, 16(11), 2109–2120. https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12802 The Valued Living Scale is in the Appendix.

Reilly, E. D., Ritzert, T. R., Scoglio, A. A. J., Mote, J., Fukuda, S. D., Ahern, M. E., & Kelly, M. M. (2019). A systematic review of values measures in acceptance and commitment therapy research. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 290-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.10.004

Pielech, M., Bailey, R.W., McEntee, M.L., Ashworth, J., Levell, J., Sowden, G., & Vowles, K.E. (2016). Preliminary Evaluation of the Values Tracker: A Two-Item Measure of Engagement in Valued Activities in Those With Chronic Pain. Behavior Modification, 40(1-2) 239–256. DOI: 10.1177/0145445515616911
 

Vowles, K.E., Sowden, G., Hickman, J., & Ashworth, J. (2019). An analysis of within-treatment change trajectories in valued activity in relation to treatment outcomes following interdisciplinary Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with chronic pain. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 115, 46-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.012

Barrett, K., O'Connor, M. & McHugh, L. (2020). Investigating the psychometric properties of the Values Wheel with a clinical cohort: A preliminary validation study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 210-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.12.009 The Instructions for the Administration and Completion of the Values Wheel are in Appendix A.

O’Connor, M., Stapleton, A., Barrett, K., Byrne, O., McGinley, N., Slingerland, N., Lee, N., Michalek, S. & McHugh, L.A. (2021).  Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Newly Developed ACTive Values Wheel. The Psychological Record, 71, 461–471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-020-00447-6

O’Connor, M., Tennyson, A., Timmons, M. & McHugh, L. (2019). The development and preliminary psychometric properties of the Values Wheel. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.01.005

"Authors: Daniel M. Wegner & Sophia Zanakos 

The WBSI is a 15-item questionnaire that is designed to measure thought suppression. Chronic thoughts suppression is a variable that is related to obsessive thinking and negative affect associated with depression and anxiety. The WBSI can help to identify individuals who are more prone to develop chronic thought suppression as well as individuals who express wishing they were not depressed, but are in fact depressed. The measure can also be used by practitioners to evaluate changer over time. 

Scoring: The scoring of the WBSI is based on a 5 point scale from Strongly disagree (1) to Strongly agree (5). The total score is obtained by summing up the responses that are provided by respondents. The total score can range from 15 to 75. Higher scores on the WBSI indicate greater tendencies to suppress thoughts. 

Reliability: The WBSI has very good internal consistency, with alphas ranging from .87 to .89. The WBSI has also been found to have good stability with a 1 week test-retest correlation of .92, and a 3 week to 3 month test-retest correlation of .69. 

Validity: Demonstrates excellent convergent validity with significant correlations between the WBSI and several measures including Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI), the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). It has also been found that the WBSI correlates negatively with repression, thus suggesting that the WBSI measures a characteristic that is different to traditional concepts of repression. 

Reference: Wegner, D. M. & Zanakos, S. (1994). Chronic thought suppression. Journal of Personality, 62, 615-640." 

Information quoted from Ciarrochi, J. & Bilich, L. (2006). Process measures of potential relevance to ACT. Unpublished manuscript, University of Wollongong, Australia.

Greco, L. A., Murrell, A. R., & Coyne, L. W. (2004). The Willingness and Action Measure for Children and Adolescents.  

Lidia Cobos-Sánchez, Juan M. Flujas-Contreras, Inmaculada Gómez (2020) Willingness and Action Measure for Adolescents: Psychometric validation in Spanish adolescents. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.11.006 The Spanish Version of the WAM-C/A in adolescents is in Appendix A.