Adaptação e validação do Índice Personalizado de Flexibilidade Psicológica numa amostra da população portuguesa

Carolina Veríssimo; Marina Cunha; Ilda Massano-Cardoso; Ana Galhardo

doi:10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.398

Authors

Carolina Veríssimo Instituto Superior Miguel Torga (ISMT), Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7258-7459
Marina Cunha Instituto Superior Miguel Torga (ISMT); Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-1903
Ilda Massano-Cardoso Instituto Superior Miguel Torga; Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde da Universidade de Coimbra (CEISUC), Faculdade de Economia;; Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2510-2348
Ana Galhardo Instituto Superior Miguel Torga (ISMT); Universidade de Coimbra, Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-6683

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2025.11.1.398

Keywords:

Psychometric study, Psychological Flexibility, PPFI, Validation, Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Psychological flexibility is essential for mental health, yet the assessment of this construct still lacks instruments suited to the Portuguese context. This study seeks to address this gap by validating an innovative instrument that integrates specific dimensions and presents robust evidence of reliability and validity, distinguishing itself from existing measures.

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