LAUSR

The authors regret that in the abovementioned article there was an error in the description of the items in the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ; Hayes, Strosahl, Wilson, Bissett, Pistorello, Toarmino, et al., 2004). The AAQ was described as a 9-item instrument; however, the published paper and analyses used a 12-item instrument created for the purposes of the research. The 12-item measure used in the abovementioned article included the 9-items from the original AAQ as described by Hayes et al. (2004), and three additional items created by the research team to assess acceptance of uncomfortable presentmoment private experiences. The additional 3 items (all reverse scored) included: (1) When I am upset or anxious, I try to distract myself from feeling that way by engaging in other activities; (2) When I feel discomfort in my body (e.g., pain, tension), I focus on something else or do something to make it go away; and (3) When I feel discomfort in my body (e.g., pain, tension), I tend to get irritated at myself for feeling that way. All 12 items were rated on a 7-point Likert scale (Hayes et al., 2004) from 1 = Never true to 7 = Always true. Higher scores on the 12-item measure indicated greater acceptance. There was also a typographical error in the reporting of the reliability of the measure. The internal consistency of the 12-item measure was reported as α= 0.68 and it should have been reported as α = 0.58 at baseline and α= 0.65 at post-treatment. The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.