Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for CompACT-23 Item Responses at T0 (* Indicates Item Removed in Creating the CompACT-15)
| CompACT-23 Item Number and Factor | N | Mean | SD | Median | % Response Categories 1–2 | % Response Categories 3–5 | % Response Category 6–7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openness to Experience | |||||||
| 2. One of my big goals is to be free from painful emotions | 482 | 3.37 | 1.82 | 2 | 32.78 | 47.51 | 19.71 |
| 4. I try to stay busy to keep thoughts or feelings from coming | 483 | 3.32 | 1.81 | 2 | 30.43 | 47.83 | 21.74 |
| 6. I get so caught up in my thoughts that I am unable to do the things that I most want to do* | 482 | 2.65 | 2.00 | 3 | 23.44 | 37.97 | 38.59 |
| 8. I tell myself that I shouldn’t have certain thoughts | 481 | 2.79 | 1.90 | 3 | 21.62 | 45.74 | 32.64 |
| 11. I go out of my way to avoid situations that might bring difficult thoughts, feelings, or sensations | 484 | 3.32 | 1.79 | 2 | 30.79 | 49.38 | 19.83 |
| 13. I am willing to fully experience whatever thoughts, feelings and sensations come up for me, without trying to change or defend against them* | 484 | 3.96 | 1.47 | 4 | 6.40 | 52.27 | 41.32 |
| 15. I work hard to keep out upsetting feelings | 483 | 3.36 | 1.72 | 2 | 29.61 | 51.97 | 18.43 |
| 18. Even when something is important to me, I’ll rarely do it if there is a chance it will upset me* | 484 | 2.66 | 1.93 | 3 | 21.90 | 42.77 | 35.33 |
| 20. Thoughts are just thoughts - they don’t control what I do* | 483 | 3.78 | 1.64 | 4 | 11.59 | 48.65 | 39.75 |
| 22. I can take thoughts and feelings as they come, without attempting to control or avoid them* | 485 | 4.00 | 1.53 | 4 | 8.66 | 45.98 | 45.36 |
| Behavioral Awareness | |||||||
| 3. I rush through meaningful activities without being really attentive to them | 484 | 2.24 | 1.96 | 4 | 17.77 | 33.68 | 48.55 |
| 9. I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present | 482 | 2.50 | 1.99 | 4 | 21.58 | 37.76 | 40.66 |
| 12. Even when doing the things that matter to me, I find myself doing them without paying attention | 485 | 2.20 | 1.93 | 4 | 16.29 | 36.70 | 47.01 |
| 16. I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I’m doing | 480 | 2.41 | 1.96 | 4 | 18.75 | 38.96 | 42.29 |
| 19. It seems I am “running on automatic” without much awareness of what I’m doing | 483 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 4 | 19.05 | 33.54 | 47.41 |
| Valued Action | |||||||
| 1. I can identify the things that really matter to me in life and pursue them | 483 | 4.43 | 1.39 | 5 | 4.97 | 35.82 | 59.21 |
| 5. I act in ways that are consistent with how I wish to live my life* | 482 | 4.60 | 1.27 | 5 | 3.53 | 34.65 | 61.83 |
| 7. I make choices based on what is important to me, even if it is stressful | 483 | 4.39 | 1.27 | 5 | 2.90 | 44.31 | 52.80 |
| 10. I behave in line with my personal values | 484 | 4.67 | 1.26 | 5 | 3.10 | 30.99 | 65.91 |
| 14. I undertake things that are meaningful to me, even when I find it hard to do so* | 483 | 4.24 | 1.45 | 5 | 6.00 | 42.24 | 51.76 |
| 17. I am able to follow my long terms plans including times when progress is slow | 483 | 4.34 | 1.41 | 5 | 5.80 | 39.54 | 54.66 |
| 21. My values are really reflected in my behavior* | 483 | 4.50 | 1.36 | 5 | 4.14 | 34.78 | 61.08 |
| 23. I can keep going with something when it’s important to me | 485 | 4.75 | 1.23 | 5 | 1.86 | 30.72 | 67.42 |
Note. The frequency of response to each item was summarized using three columns for brevity only; no responses were collapsed across categories for any analyses. Items reprinted from “The development and validation of the Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT),” Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 5(3), Francis, A. W., Dawson, D. L., & Golijani-Moghaddam, N., 134–145, 2016, with permission from Elsevier.