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A Psychological Biathlon: The Relationship between Level of Experiential Avoidance and Perseverance on Two Challenging Tasks
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Zettle, Robert D.; Barner, Stacy L.; Gird, Suzanne R.; Boone, Linda T.; Renollet, Debra L.; Burdsal, Charles A. – Psychological Record, 2012
The degree to which experiential avoidance may represent a functional response class was examined by comparing the perseverance of participants displaying high versus low levels of experiential avoidance, as assessed by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (Hayes et al., 2004), during a "psychological biathlon" consisting of 2 challenging tasks…
Descriptors: Persistence, Psychology, Correlation, Comparative Analysis
Responding to a Challenging Perceptual-Motor Task as a Function of Level of Experiential Avoidance
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Zettle, Robert D.; Petersen, Connie L.; Hocker, Tanya R.; Provines, Jessica L. – Psychological Record, 2007
Participants displaying high versus low levels of experiential avoidance as assessed by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (Hayes, Strosahl, et al., 2004) were compared in their reactions to and performance on a challenging perceptual-motor task. Participants were offered incentives for sorting colored straws into different colored containers…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Students, Pain, Psychology
Differential Strategies in Coping with Pain as a Function of Level of Experiential Avoidance
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Zettle, Robert D.; Hocker, Tanya R.; Mick, Katherine A.; Scofield, Brett E.; Petersen, Connie L.; Song, Hyunsung; Sudarijanto, Ratna P. – Psychological Record, 2005
Participants displaying high versus low levels of experiential avoidance as assessed by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (Hayes, Strosahl, et al., 2004) were compared in their reactions to and efforts to cope with pain induced by the cold pressor task. As expected, high avoidant participants were less tolerant of pain and more likely to…
Descriptors: Coping, Pain, Psychotherapy, Change Strategies