Design and Validation of the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire: New Realities in Times of COVID-19

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Molero Jurado, África Martos Martínez, Elena Fernández-Martínez, Raquel Franco Valenzuela, Iván Herrera-Peco, Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez, Inmaculada Méndez Mateo, Azucena Santillán García, María del Mar Simón Márquez and José Jesús Gázquez Linares
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María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
María del Mar Molero Jurado: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
África Martos Martínez: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Elena Fernández-Martínez: SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of León, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
Raquel Franco Valenzuela: Hospital Universitario Mútua de Terrassa, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Iván Herrera-Peco: Nursing Department, Health Sciences Collegue, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain
Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Inmaculada Méndez Mateo: Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Azucena Santillán García: Department of Cardiology, Burgos University Hospital, 09006 Burgos, Spain
María del Mar Simón Márquez: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
José Jesús Gázquez Linares: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: Emotional and cognitive-behavioral factors influence people’s adaptability to change. Based on this premise, the objective of this study was to develop, evaluate and validate the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10) for identifying those who show poor adaptability to adverse situations, such as those caused by COVID-19. This study was carried out in a sample of 1160 adults and produced a 10-item instrument with good reliability and validity indices. It is an effective tool useful in research and in clinical practice. Calculation tables are provided for the general Spanish population and by sex to evaluate adaptability to change. The two-dimensional structure proposed in the original model was confirmed. This instrument will enable the needs for adaptation to the new reality associated with COVID-19 to be detected and also other situations in which the subject becomes immersed which demand adaptation strategies in the new situation lived in.

Keywords: adaptability to change; COVID-19; general population; design; validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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