Values, Acceptance, Mindfulness Scale (VAMS) for
Description: Values, Acceptance, Mindfulness Scale (VAMS) for Ice Hockey Players: Preliminary Psychometric Properties Tobias Lundgren, Olle Lööf, Jon Hasselkvist, Et al. Department of psychology University of Stockholm Karolinska Institutet, Department
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slide1. Values, Acceptance, Mindfulness Scale (VAMS) for Ice Hockey Players: Preliminary Psychometric Properties Tobias Lundgren, Olle Lööf, Jon Hasselkvist, Et al.
Department of psychology
University of Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience & Centre for Psychiatry Research and Education, Stockholm County Council<br>
slide2. Thanks to! MODO hockey
Markus Näslund, Per Svartvadet, Ulf Samuelsson, youth coaches, Players and my students Emil Jader<br>
slide3. History AAQ correlates with and predicts a lot (almost everything) (Hayes et al 2006)
As behavioral researchers, our goal is to get as close the target behavior as possible.
AAQ specific measures has shown to be more sensitive eg epilepsy and diabetes etc (Lundgren, Dahl, Hayes 2008; Gregg 2004)
Therefore a specific AAQ (VAMS) measure for hockey players was developed:
Can ice hockey flexibility be measured and does it correlate with on ice performance?<br>
slide4. Set-Up Participants
Elite Senior players (39), elite youth players (34), elite women players (20)
Total N=93
Self-rated VAMS, quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress
Initial versions contained 22 items
Final scale containtes10 items. (might have change after my last analysis)
The scales utility was tested using: correlation analysis, Factor analysis and homogeneity tests.<br>
slide5. Concurrent and predictive Validity<br>
slide6. Preliminary result summary VAMS is highly correlated with
Quality of life
Depression
Anxiety and stress, and general experiential avoidance
On ice performance
Data indicates that VAMS may be able to account for unique variance among ice hockey populations.<br>
slide8. Preliminary result summary: Factor Analysis Initial scale included 22 items
Removal of non-functional and double loaded items produced a final 10 item scale.
The scale was evaluated across three primary factors:
Valued action
Flexible awareness
Acceptance.
Reliability: Internal consistency α = .8.<br>
slide9. Intervention sensitivity tested in a controlled group trial for elite hockey players<br>
slide10. Preliminary result summary: Treatment sensitivity VAMS is sensitive to interventions addressing experiential avoidance for hockey players.<br>
slide11. Summary and Conclusions Although preliminary, the VAMS provides evidence for producing a valid, internally consistent and treatment sensitive scale for ice hockey players.
More data is warranted to further evaluate the predictive validity of the instrument.<br>
slide12. Thanks for your time Tobias.lundgren@psychology.su.se<br>
Department of psychology
University of Stockholm
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience & Centre for Psychiatry Research and Education, Stockholm County Council<br>
slide2. Thanks to! MODO hockey
Markus Näslund, Per Svartvadet, Ulf Samuelsson, youth coaches, Players and my students Emil Jader<br>
slide3. History AAQ correlates with and predicts a lot (almost everything) (Hayes et al 2006)
As behavioral researchers, our goal is to get as close the target behavior as possible.
AAQ specific measures has shown to be more sensitive eg epilepsy and diabetes etc (Lundgren, Dahl, Hayes 2008; Gregg 2004)
Therefore a specific AAQ (VAMS) measure for hockey players was developed:
Can ice hockey flexibility be measured and does it correlate with on ice performance?<br>
slide4. Set-Up Participants
Elite Senior players (39), elite youth players (34), elite women players (20)
Total N=93
Self-rated VAMS, quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress
Initial versions contained 22 items
Final scale containtes10 items. (might have change after my last analysis)
The scales utility was tested using: correlation analysis, Factor analysis and homogeneity tests.<br>
slide5. Concurrent and predictive Validity<br>
slide6. Preliminary result summary VAMS is highly correlated with
Quality of life
Depression
Anxiety and stress, and general experiential avoidance
On ice performance
Data indicates that VAMS may be able to account for unique variance among ice hockey populations.<br>
slide8. Preliminary result summary: Factor Analysis Initial scale included 22 items
Removal of non-functional and double loaded items produced a final 10 item scale.
The scale was evaluated across three primary factors:
Valued action
Flexible awareness
Acceptance.
Reliability: Internal consistency α = .8.<br>
slide9. Intervention sensitivity tested in a controlled group trial for elite hockey players<br>
slide10. Preliminary result summary: Treatment sensitivity VAMS is sensitive to interventions addressing experiential avoidance for hockey players.<br>
slide11. Summary and Conclusions Although preliminary, the VAMS provides evidence for producing a valid, internally consistent and treatment sensitive scale for ice hockey players.
More data is warranted to further evaluate the predictive validity of the instrument.<br>
slide12. Thanks for your time Tobias.lundgren@psychology.su.se<br>