Preliminary Validation and Reliability Assessment of a 10-Item Tacting of Function Scale

This report details the development and preliminary psychometric properties of a 10-item self-report measure of the ability to label or 'tact' different functions of behavior that may be pertinent within ACT.The preliminary findings suggest that tacting of function can be measured in an internally consistent way and explains variance in symptoms and functional impairment beyond a commonly used process measure. Altogether, the present findings suggest tacting of function may be relevant within ACT and other functional interventions, and point to the role of deficits in tacting function in the emergence of mental health problems.

Source: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science - January 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research