Development and preliminary validation of Cancer-related Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire

Mei-Jun Ou; Xiang-Hua Xu; Hong Chen; Fu-Rong Chen; Shuai Shen

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1052726

Development and preliminary validation of Cancer-related Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire

Front Psychol. 2023 Mar 2:14:1052726. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1052726. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Mei-Jun Ou¹, Xiang-Hua Xu², Hong Chen¹, Fu-Rong Chen³, Shuai Shen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² Health Service Center, Hunan Cancer Hospital/The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
³ School of Nursing, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Changsha Hospital of Hunan Normal University/The Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China.

Abstract

The Cancer-related Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (CPFQ) was developed and validated for assessing cancer patients' psychological flexibility, including attitudes and behavior toward cancer. In a systematic process, the CPFQ identified four factors through principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis: Cancer Acceptance, Cancer Avoidance, Activity Engagement, and Valued Action. The results of this study reveal that the CPFQ has a clear factor structure and good psychometric properties. The specific nature of cancer and the need for a specific measure of cancer patient psychological flexibility make this questionnaire valuable for research on psychological flexibility in cancer patients.

Keywords: activity engagement; cancer; cancer acceptance; cancer avoidance; psychological flexibility; questionnaire; valued action.