Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)

The Valued Living Questionnaire is a simple questionnaire originally developed as a clinical tool. It's categories map relatively closely to the categories in the original ACT book (no surprise, since I authored both). A copy of the paper is available by clicking the citation below.

Wilson, K. G., Sandoz, E. K., Kitchens, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2010). The Valued Living Questionnaire: Defining and measuring valued action within a behavioral framework. The Psychological Record, 60, 249-272.

The manuscript contains a copy of the VLQ. I have also added a short working guide to its use.

Also, to get additional info on the flavor of the values work, I would recommend reading my chapter with Amy Murrell in the Mindfulness and Acceptance book. The chapter is also available here on this site: Values Work in ACT.

peace all,

Kelly Wilson

The VLQ can be found on stevenchayes.com

There is a VLQ Adapted to Caregiving (VLQAC) version.

References:

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

Barrett, K., O’Connor, M. & McHugh, L. A. (2019). Systematic Review of Values-Based Psychometric Tools Within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The Psychological Record, 69, 457–485. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-019-00352-7

VanBuskirk, K., West, L., Malcarne, V. et al. (2012). Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Valued Living Questionnaire in a Black American Sample: Implications for Cognitive Research and Practice. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 796-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-011-9405-8

Kelly G. Wilson August 19, 2006 - 12:08pm

VLQ - Arabic

Adel, S. (2019). فعالية برنامج عالجي بالتقبل وااللتزام لتحسين صورة الجسم لدى عينة من ذوات اضطراب الشره العصبى [Efficacy of ACT program to improve body image for Female Bulimia nervosa disorder]. Thesis: University of Alexandria. The Arabic VLQ-2 is in the appendix.

Community March 29, 2022 - 6:32pm

VLQ - Brazilian Portuguese version

Carolina Rodrigues Jesus Fernandes (2012) Validação da versão portuguesa da Escala de Valores numa amostra de estudantes universitários [Validation of the Portuguese version of the Valued Living Questionnaire in a sample of college students]. Universidade de Coimbra, Dissertação.

VLQ Brazilian version (See attachment below) Corresponding author: Paola Lucena-Santos, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. E-mail: paolabc2.lucena@gmail.com WhatsApp: +55 (51) 998055874 Affiliation: CINEICC - Cognitive Behavioral Research Center (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra)

Paola Lucena-Santos December 12, 2016 - 6:06am

VLQ - Czech

Petříková, K. (2021). Atributy acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) v kontextu syndromu vyhoření u studentů medicíny. Thesis: Masarykova Univerzita. Retrieved from https://is.muni.cz/th/ww25y/ The Czech version of VLQ is in the Appendix.

Community March 15, 2023 - 12:10am

VLQ - Greek

Dafne Morroni, Vasilis S. Vasiliou & Maria Karekla (2020) Psychometric Properties of the Valued Living Questionnaire-Greek version (VLQ-G). Poster presented at the ACBS Annual World Conference 18.

Community August 19, 2021 - 12:11pm

VLQ - Hungarian

Szabó, Vanda Virág and Gergely, Bence and Szabó-Bartha, Anett (2020). Az értékvezérelt élet kérdőív (VLQ) Magyar változatának pszichometriai jellemzői. Psychologia Hungarica Caroliensis, 8(2), 49-67. Retrieved from http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/143516 Következtetések: Végeredményben a teszt tartalma nehezen megragadható. Az eredmények alapján a teszt további használata hibás eredményekhez vezethet, így ez csak különös körültekintéssel ajánlható.

Community March 16, 2023 - 2:53pm

VLQ - Italian

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VLQ - Japanese

Morimoto H, Kishita N, Kondo H, Muto T. (2023). Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Valued Living Questionnaire Adapted to Caregiving. Clinical Gerontologist. http://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2163951.

Community January 20, 2023 - 2:33pm

VLQ - Korean

Park Se-Ram, Lee Hoon-Jin (2012) ACT 기반 가치탐색 집단 프로그램의 효과연구 [The Effect of the ACT-Based Value Exploration Program on Valued Living and Psychological Adjustment]. Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Korea, 12(1), 1-20.

Community July 27, 2021 - 10:46pm

VLQ - Persian

MEHDI, A. (2018) The Reliability and Validity of Persian version of the Valued Living Questionnaire: based on Acceptance and Commitment approach. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY & PERSONALITY (DANESHVAR RAFTAR), Volume 16, Number 1 (30), 239 To 249. https://www.sid.ir/en/Journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=741926

Community June 16, 2021 - 2:07am

VLQ - Spanish

Romero-Moreno, R., Gallego-Alberto, L., Márquez-González, M. & Losada, A. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Valued Living Questionnaire Adapted to Dementia Caregiving. Aging & Mental Health, 21(9), 983-990. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2016.1191055

The VLQ Spanish Version can be found on Grupo ACT https://grupoact.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Cuestionario-de-valores-Importancia-y-consistencia-argentino.pdf

Community February 17, 2022 - 11:56am

VLQ - Turkish

References:

Çekici, F., Aydın-Sünbül, Z., Malkoç, A., Aslan Gördesli, M., & Arslan, R. (2018). Değer odaklı yaşam ölçeği: Türk kültürüne uyarlama geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. Electronic Turkish Studies, 13(19), 459–471. https://doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.14094

M. Emrah Karadere, Hasan Turan Karatepe, Kaasım Fatih Yavuz, Sevinc Ulusoy, Alparslan Cansız, Murat Aktepe (2017) Turkish Version of Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ): Preliminary Analysis of Reliability and Validity in Non-Clinical Sample. Poster presented at ACBS World Conference 15.

Hasan Turan Karatepe, M. Emrah Karadere, Kaasım Fatih Yavuz, Sevinc Ulusoy, Murat Aktepe, Alparslan Cansız (2017) Turkish Version of Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ): Preliminary Analysis of Reliability and Validity in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Sample. Poster presented at ACBS World Conference 15.

Community October 22, 2021 - 12:56pm