Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 580).
| CHARACTERISTIC | M (SD) OR F (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 40.06 (13.85) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 455 (78.4%) |
| Male | 125 (21.6%) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 26 (4.5%) |
| High school | 83 (14.3%) |
| Short-course higher education | 167 (28.8%) |
| Long-course higher education | 173 (29.8%) |
| Postgraduate degree | 131 (22.6%) |
| Professional status | |
| Student | 70 (12.1%) |
| Worker | 389 (67.1%) |
| Independent | 29 (5%) |
| On sick leave | 13 (2.2%) |
| Incapacity for employment | 12 (2.1%) |
| Unemployed | 13 (2.2%) |
| Stay-at-home parent | 9 (1.6%) |
| Retired | 34 (5.9%) |
| Other | 11 (1.9%) |
Table 2
Factor loadings of the BEAQ items.
| BEAQ ITEMS | M | SD | FACTOR | UNIQUENESS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1. The key to a good life is never feeling pain. | 3.04 | 1.55 | .66 | –.20 | .63 |
| 2. I’m quick to leave any situation that makes me feel uneasy. | 3.83 | 1.42 | .49 | .04 | .75 |
| 3. When unpleasant memories come to me, I try to put them out of my mind. | 4.26 | 1.53 | .50 | –.08 | .78 |
| 4. I feel disconnected from my emotions. | 2.27 | 1.5 | –.02 | .65 | .59 |
| 5. I won’t do something until I absolutely have to. | 2.32 | 1.43 | .11 | .63 | .54 |
| 6. Fear or anxiety won’t stop me from doing something important. | 2.75 | 1.63 | –.17 | .50 | .79 |
| 7. I would give up a lot not to feel bad. | 3.22 | 1.44 | .51 | .26 | .58 |
| 8. I rarely do something if there is a chance that it will upset me. | 3.08 | 1.4 | .56 | .19 | .58 |
| 9. It’s hard for me to know what I’m feeling. | 2.63 | 1.59 | .00 | .73 | .47 |
| 10. I try to put off unpleasant tasks for as long as possible. | 3.69 | 1.56 | .26 | .37 | .72 |
| 11. I go out of my way to avoid uncomfortable situations. | 4.02 | 1.38 | .70 | .05 | .48 |
| 12. One of my big goals is to be free from painful emotions. | 3.27 | 1.58 | .81 | –.06 | .38 |
| 13. I work hard to keep out upsetting feelings. | 3.34 | 1.47 | .76 | .07 | .38 |
| 14. If I have any doubts about doing something, I just won’t do it. | 2.97 | 1.46 | .40 | .32 | .64 |
| 15. Pain always leads to suffering. | 3.26 | 1.59 | .63 | –.04 | .62 |
Table 3
Descriptive statistics and Cronbach’s alphas for the BEAQ total score and its two subscales.
| POSSIBLE SCORE RANGE | SCORE RANGE | MEAN | SD | LOWEST SCORE(FLOOR) | HIGHEST SCORE (CEILING) | CRONBACH’S ALPHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAQ total score | 14–84 | 18–84 | 45.20 | 11.89 | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) | .84 |
| Subscale 1: Avoidance tendency | 10–60 | 12–60 | 34.29 | 9.28 | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) | .83 |
| Subscale 2: Emotional unawareness and inaction | 4–24 | 4–24 | 10.91 | 4.15 | 17 (2.9%) | 2 (0.3%) | .62 |
Table 4
Correlations between BEAQ, its subscales and convergent and discriminant measures.
| BEAQ-TOTAL SCORE | SUBSCALE 1: AVOIDANCE TENDENCY | SUBSCALE 2: EMOTIONAL UNAWARENESS AND INACTION | AAQ-II | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWLS | –.29** | –.24** | –.31** | .62** |
| AAQ-II | –.51** | –.45** | –.47** | 1 |
| PANAS-PA | –.34** | –.25** | –.41** | .52** |
| PANAS-NA | .29** | .24** | .29** | –.62** |
| HADS-A | .32** | .28** | .29** | –.63** |
| HADS-D | .35** | .29** | .36** | –.63** |
| BFI-E | –.13** | –.07 | –.21** | .27** |
| BFI-A | –.11** | –.09* | –.12** | .19** |
| BFI-C | –.19** | –.07 | –.38** | .21** |
| BFI-N | .19** | .15** | .21** | –.56** |
| BFI-O | –.16** | –.12** | –.18** | .10* |
[i] Note. BEAQ = Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire; SWLS: Satisfaction With Life Scale; AAQ-II: Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II; PANAS-PA: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Positive Affect; PANAS-NA: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Negative Affect; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression; BFI-E: Short Form of the Big Five Inventory-Extraversion; BFI-A: Short Form of the Big Five Inventory-Agreeableness; BFI-C: Short Form of the Big Five Inventory-Conscientiousness; BFI-N: Short Form of the Big Five Inventory-Neuroticism; BFI-O: Short Form of the Big Five Inventory-Openness.
*Correlation significant at p < .05.
**CorrelationDans Elsevier eBooks significant p < .01.