A paper detailing the robust psychometric properties of the WAAQ is now 'in press' in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and you can download it from here: http://eprints.gold.ac.uk/7349/
Based upon the findings discussed in this paper, we think both researchers and practitioners will find the WAAQ to be an excellent resource in assessing a psychological process that predicts job performance, worker engagement and motivation, job satisfaction, and mental health.
TITLE AND ABSTRACT
The work-related acceptance and action questionnaire (WAAQ): Initial psychometric findings and their implications for measuring psychological flexibility in specific contexts
Frank W. Bond, Joda Lloyd & Nigel Guenole
Goldsmiths, University of London
Over the past decade, experimental and longitudinal research has shown that psychological flexibility is an important determinant of mental health and behavioral effectiveness in the workplace. These findings have been established using a general measure of this psychological process, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire—Revised (AAQ-II). Consistent with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) theory, psychological flexibility may demonstrate even stronger associations with variables related to a work context (e.g., job satisfaction) if it were assessed using a measure of the construct that is tailored to the workplace. To test this hypothesis, we first developed such a measure, the Work-related AAQ (WAAQ). Findings from 745 participants across three studies reveal that the structure, validity and reliability of the WAAQ are satisfactory. As predicted, the WAAQ, in comparison to the AAQ-II, correlates significantly more strongly with work-specific variables. In contrast, the AAQ-II tends to correlate more strongly with outcomes that are likely to be more stable across different contexts (e.g., mental health and personality variables). These findings are discussed in relation to ACT theory.
