Chinese validation of the Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ) in college students

Cao, Hui; Mak, Yim Wah; Li, Hong Yan; Leung, Doris Y.P.

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.01.004

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Chinese validation of the Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ) in college students

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Cao, Hui, Mak, Yim Wah, Li, Hong Yan, Leung, Doris Y.P.·2021·Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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Authors: Cao, H., Mak, Y. W., Li, H. Y., & Leung, D. Y. P.
Affiliations: Beijing Institute of Education (CN)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
Hebei Agricultural University (CN)
Corresponding author: Leung, Doris Y.P.
ORCID: Cao, Hui
Mak, Yim Wah
Leung, Doris Y.P.
Venue: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2021-01
Volume: 19
Pages: 79-85
ISSN: 2212-1447 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.01.004
OpenAlex: W3125372239
Cited by: 20
References: 45
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
FWCI: 2.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords: experiential avoidance, cognitive avoidance, avoidance behavior, Chinese translation, psychometric validation, university students, negative affect, positive affect, life satisfaction, resilience, anxiety, depression, cross-cultural measurement

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