psychometric properties of the committed action questionnaire, the persian version

Objective: this study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the persian version of the committed action questionnaire (caq-8) in a non-clinical sample. the study evaluated the factor analyses, reliability, and validity of the caq-8 in an iranian sample. methods: the psychometric properties of the caq-8 were investigated in a persian student (n=180), through convenient sampling for data gathering. participants filled out a battery of questionnaires, including caq-8, medical outcomes study questionnaire 36-item short-form health survey (sf-36), acceptance and action questionnaire (aaq-ii), and depression, anxiety, and stress scale (dass-21). confirmatory factor analyses and goodness of fit indexes were used to examine the reliability and validity of the persian version of the caq-8. results: the persian version of the caq-8 revealed satisfactory levels of internal consistency (α=0.77), and significant association with various indexes of theoretically-related instruments such as dass-21, sf-36, and aaq-ii. confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the persian version of the caq-8 yielded a 7-item questionnaire by the two-factor model. conclusion: the persian version of caq appears to be a valid, reliable, and adequate measure for the assessment of the concept of committed action in the iranian sample.