Large reductions were seen on a measure of psychological flexibility, and minor reductions were seen on measures of thought-action fusion and thought control.
A mixture of qualitative and quantitative data were collected, including a Catastrophic Thoughts Questionnaire (CTQ) measure of catastrophic thoughts, based in part on Rosenstiel AK and Keefe FJ.
Studies have reported adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .70), good divergent and convergent validity with measures of thought suppression and avoidant coping (Feldner, Zvolensky, Eifert, & Spira, 2003; Gratz, Rosenthal, Tull, Lejuez, & Gunderson, 2006; Hayes et al., 2004).
Substitution for the K10 by the ATQ, a measure of dysfunctional thoughts, produced a similar pattern to the CES-D suggesting that cognitive distortions may be particularly important in the perceptions of others' attitudes.
At two weeks after testing, women in the HPV arm reported poorer outcomes on the cognitive measure of intrusive thoughts (57% (44 of 77) v 43% (28 of 65) in the informed choice group and 32% (18 of 56) in the smear test group ).
The CVD-AAQ measures acceptance of thoughts and feelings related to cardio-vascular illness and the degree to which they interfere with valued action.
And it is certainly rich enough to invite and repay a healthy measure of critical thought.
In recent years he has tempered the rollicking, explosive side of his pianism and brought a measure of weight, thought and maturity to his music making.
Finally subjects completed the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI), a measure of habitual thought control, which has been shown to correlate with a postsuppressional rebound [33].
It includes eight subscales that measure disorders of thought content; perceptual abnormalities; conceptual disorganisation; motor changes; concentration and attention; emotion and affect; subjectively impaired energy and impaired tolerance to normal stress.
