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PBAT translations and other resources

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Romanian Version

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Portuguese Version

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German Version

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Italian Version

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DNA-V Discussion Tool

Based on the PBAT

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Version 1.2 PBAT Comprehension Adapted

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Version 1.3 PBAT Comprehension Adapted

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Citations for PBAT

Ciarrochi, J., Sahdra, B., Hofmann, S., & Hayes, S.C. (2022). Developing an item pool to assess processes of change in psychological interventions. The process-based assessment tool (PBAT). Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 23, 200-213.
Sanford, B.T., Ciarrochi, J., Hofmann, S.G., Gates, K.M., & Hayes, S.C. (in press). Toward empirical process-based case conceptualization: An idionomic network examination of the process-based assessment tool. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.

Self-compassion items of the PBAT

Cyniak-Cieciura, M., Dudek, J., & Ostaszewski, P. (2024). The Polish version of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT)—The measure of processes of change in psychological interventions. PloS One, 19(6), e0304661.

Norms for the PBAT

These are norms based on Ciarrochi et al., 2022 study of a representative U.S. sample.

Outcome measures

These were the measures used in Ciarrochi et al., 2022.

Mental ill-health

We recommend the five STOP-D items to measure sadness, anxiety, stress, anger, and lack of social support.

Young, Q.-R., Ignaszewski, A., Fofonoff, D., & Kaan, A. (2007). Brief screen to identify 5 of the most common forms of psychosocial distress in cardiac patients: validation of the screening tool for psychological distress. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(6), 525–534.
Young, Q.-R., Nguyen, M., Roth, S., Broadberry, A., & Mackay, M. H. (2015). Single-item measures for depression and anxiety: Validation of the Screening Tool for Psychological Distress in an inpatient cardiology setting. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 14(6), 544–551.
Mental and physical well-being

We utilised the single item health measure (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) to assess health in the past week. Responses ranged from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).

Ware, J. E., Jr, & Sherbourne, C. D. (1992). The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Medical Care, 30(6), 473–483.

To assess vitality, we recommend using three positive items from the vitality scale (Ryan & Frederick, 1997), including "I felt energized", "vital and alive".

Ryan, R. M., & Frederick, C. (1997). On energy, personality, and health: subjective vitality as a dynamic reflection of well-being. Journal of Personality, 65(3), 529–565.