Young-Rygh Avoidance inventory

Validation and factor structure studies on a Portuguese clinical sample

Authors

  • Carolina Dall'Antonia da Motta University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
  • Daniel Rijo University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
  • José Pinto Gouveia University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_49_8

Keywords:

Schema avoidance, Young-Rygh Avoidance Inventory, Schema Focused Therapy

Abstract

This paper presents the Young & Rygh Avoidance Inventory (YRAI) validation and factor structure studies on a clinical sample of 126 Portuguese subjects.

The YRAI is a self-report inventory made of 40 items, selected in order to assess different types of schema avoidance processes. The authors suggest the existence of 14 different avoidance strategies that can be cognitive, emotional or behavioral. The items were chosen among the most frequent avoidance strategies being used by patients doing Schema Focused Therapy, namely people suffering from personality disorders.

The YRAI showed to possess good psychometric properties and it was possible to extract 12 avoidance factors, being the majority of these consistent with the ones theoretically proposed. A second order factor analysis revealed two major avoidance dimensions: Behavioral/Somatic and Cognitive/Emotional, accordingly to the conceptual model developed by Young (1990, 1999).

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Published

2008-06-28

How to Cite

Dall’Antonia da Motta, C., Rijo, D., & Pinto Gouveia, J. (2008). Young-Rygh Avoidance inventory: Validation and factor structure studies on a Portuguese clinical sample. Psychologica, 49, 138–166. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_49_8

Issue

Vol. 49 (2008): Psychologica 20 Years - 1988–2008

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Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Rijo, Carolina Dall'Antonia da Motta, José Pinto Gouveia

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