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Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ)

Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ) Test

Understand your work flexibility under pressure in about 2 minutes. Get clear, practical insight for coaching, training, or HR and build resilience without losing focus.

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October 2, 2025

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27/49

Workplace Acceptance and Action (WAaA)

Measures psychological flexibility at work, reflecting how well a person can accept difficult thoughts and feelings while staying effective on tasks.

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Moderate flexibility

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7 – 26: Low flexibility | 27 – 39: Moderate flexibility | 40 – 49: High flexibility

A score of 27 indicates moderate workplace psychological flexibility, suggesting you can often stay engaged with work demands despite stress, with some situations still causing you to get stuck.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stressed busy professionals

41%OF USERS

People with high workloads take it to see whether stress and difficult emotions are pulling them off-task at work.

HR and people leaders

34%OF USERS

Managers and HR teams use it during training or check-ins to spot flexibility gaps that affect performance and collaboration.

Coaching and therapy clients

25%OF USERS

Individuals in counseling or coaching take it to track progress in handling work challenges without getting stuck in thoughts or feelings.

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Acceptance and Action Scale in the Workplace (AaASitW)

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24.6

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16.8 — 32.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures psychological flexibility in work settings. It focuses on staying effective during difficult thoughts, emotions, and work demands.

What is the theoretical basis for the items?

The items reflect principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. They assess acceptance of internal experiences and commitment to valued action at work.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion typically takes about 2 minutes. The questionnaire includes 7 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best reflects typical behavior at work rather than a single recent event. Answer all items based on the same time period.

How should results be interpreted and used?

Scores summarize the level of flexibility in managing internal experiences while completing work tasks. Results support screening, training, and counseling discussions and do not provide a diagnosis.

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Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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Psychological flexibility is commonly viewed as a key process in how individuals manage work demands and stress. The Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ) is a brief self-report measure designed to assess acceptance- and values-consistent action in occupational contexts, informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles. It consists of 7 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete.

Scores from the Work-Related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ) can help characterize the extent to which internal experiences (e.g., difficult thoughts or emotions) interfere with effective behavior at work versus being managed in a way that supports task engagement and adaptability. This instrument is attributed to psytests.org (2024) and is generally interpreted as a screening-level indicator rather than a standalone basis for clinical or personnel decisions.

Author: psytests.org (2024)

Literature: Bond, F. W., Lloyd, J., & Guenole, N. The work-related acceptance and action questionnaire: Initial psychometric findings and their implications for measuring psychological flexibility in specific contexts. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 2013.

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