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To examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (C-MPFI) in college students and other groups. A total of 2794 participants were included in the study, including college students (Sample A: N = 1405), middle school students (Sample B: N = 438), epidemic prevention and control volunteers (Sample C: N = 496), and private enterprise employees (Sample D: N = 455). Sample A was asked to complete C-MPFI and the validity questionnaires at the same time. Other sample groups were only required to complete C-MPFI. After 3 weeks, 355 college students filled in the same questionnaires to assess the test-retest reliability. The exploratory factor analysis showed that the C-MPFI consisted of six factors, with a total of 30 items. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the six-factor structure fit was acceptable (χ2 = 1629.64, df = 398, CFI = 0.90, TLI = 0.89, RMSEA = 0.070, SRMR = 0.078). C-MPFI and its dimensions are significantly positively correlated with positive indicators of mental health (life satisfaction), significantly negatively correlated with negative emotions (depression, anxiety, stress), and significantly negatively correlated with empirical avoidance and cognitive fusion. C-MPFI and its dimensions demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability in different samples. The C-MPFI scores were comparable across groups, according to the results of the measurement invariance tests, the configural invariance, metric invariance, scalar invariance, and strict invariance of the 6-factor model. It suggested that the C-MPFI has good reliability and validity.
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We would like to thank the support of Anhui Provincial Women’s Federation and Anhui Provincial Department of Education 2022 Annual Women’s Theory Research Key Project (2022-FNYJ-002), Open Fund Project of Key Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Science of Anhui Province on Adolescent Mental Health and Crisis Intelligence Intervention (SYS2023A01), The University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province (GXXT-2022-101), and Anhui Topnotch Talents of Disciplines in Universities and colleges (Shuanghu Fang).
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Fang, S., Huang, M. & Ding, D. Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) in Chinese samples. Curr Psychol 43, 11673–11687 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05255-z
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