Brief report on experiential avoidance and valuing in at-risk adolescents
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Approximately 20% of youth in the US have academic or behavioral difficulties that interfere with their daily lives, and some data indicate that these problems may be exacerbated by experiential avoidance (EA). While avoiding unpleasant experiences, youth preclude learning opportunities and contact with potential successes. Therefore, it has been theorized that the relationship between EA and adaptive, value-consistent behavior is tenuous. This correlation, however, had not been tested. Thus, seven participants, aged 11 and 12, were recruited to examine the relationship of EA and behavioral inconsistency with values as measured by the Acceptance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth and the Bull’s Eye Values Assessment, respectively. All participants met criteria for ADHD and/or an LD. Several participants were diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders as well. Given the small sample size, statistical significance was not reached; however, approximately 22% of the variance was accounted for by the relationship between EA and values (r(5) =.47, p = .143).
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- Authors
- Murrell, A. R., & Kapadia, V.
- Affiliations
- University of North Texas (US)
- Venue
- Behavioral Development Bulletin
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-42
- ISSN
- 1942-0722 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2157733039
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Behavioral Development (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- experiential avoidance, values, at-risk youth, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, disruptive behavior disorders, behavioral inconsistency
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