Overview
The EARS is a 6-item unidimensional measure of experiential avoidance validated in ages 17 years and above. The six items in the measure span a range of internal experiences, including memories, emotions, and thoughts.Scoring & Interpretation
The EARS asks responsent to “Please tell us how true each of the following statements have been for you in the past two weeks. Each item is then rated on a 1–5 scale anchored 1 = “Never True”, 2 = “Rarely True”, 3 = “Occasionally True”, 4 = “Often True”, 5 = “Very Often True.”.Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency
Internal consistency reliability was reported as excellent (α = .92)
Test-Retest Reliability
Factor Structure
The original development used a large sample including community panels and university students (N=3628). Validation work included both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. All items loaded above .7 in the EFA. Model fit was excellent in the CFA with standardised loadings from .88 to .77, p<001).
Validity
The EARS demonstrated good face, content, factorial, concurrent, convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity,