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Article

A Transdiagnostic Approach in Psychodiagnosis: The Romanian Adaptation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT)

by
Cosmin Octavian Popa
1,
Alina Schenk
1,*,
Cristiana Manuela Cojocaru
1,
Manuela Gyorgy
1,
Florin Alin Sava
2,
Ștefan Marian
2,
Horațiu Popoviciu
3 and
Simona Szasz
3
1
Department of Psychology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
2
Department of Psychology, West University of Timişoara, 300086 Timişoara, Romania
3
Department of Rheumatology, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(12), 1697; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121697
Submission received: 13 October 2025 / Revised: 29 November 2025 / Accepted: 4 December 2025 / Published: 8 December 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Paving the Path to Well-Being Through Human Behavior Analysis with Data Science)
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Abstract

Background: Recent research has focused on psychological constructs that maintain psychopathology, along with the constraints of single-diagnosis protocols that have contributed to the expansion of process-based psychotherapy. Therefore, the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT) was developed for identifying relevant psychological processes and facilitating personalized approaches. The aim of the present study was the adaptation of the PBAT for the Romanian population. Methods: Participants (n = 637) encompassed a non-clinical and a clinical sample who filled in the PBAT. In addition, within the non-clinical group, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 were used for measuring the level of depression and anxiety, respectively. Results: The correlations between different PBAT processes were found in the expected direction, according to the valence of individual items. The outcomes of the network analyses revealed the centrality of several items within both samples. Also, the results of the Boruta analysis showed the predictive role of some processes in relation to anxiety and depression. Conclusions: By resembling the findings of other PBAT validation studies, the present investigation demonstrated that the instrument can be reliably applied for exploring psychological processes correlated with adaptation and maladaptation within the Romanian population.
Keywords: Process-Based Assessment Tool; psychological processes; process-based psychotherapy; Extended Evolutionary Meta-Model; anxiety; depression Process-Based Assessment Tool; psychological processes; process-based psychotherapy; Extended Evolutionary Meta-Model; anxiety; depression

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Popa, C.O.; Schenk, A.; Cojocaru, C.M.; Gyorgy, M.; Sava, F.A.; Marian, Ș.; Popoviciu, H.; Szasz, S. A Transdiagnostic Approach in Psychodiagnosis: The Romanian Adaptation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT). Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121697

AMA Style

Popa CO, Schenk A, Cojocaru CM, Gyorgy M, Sava FA, Marian Ș, Popoviciu H, Szasz S. A Transdiagnostic Approach in Psychodiagnosis: The Romanian Adaptation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT). Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(12):1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121697

Chicago/Turabian Style

Popa, Cosmin Octavian, Alina Schenk, Cristiana Manuela Cojocaru, Manuela Gyorgy, Florin Alin Sava, Ștefan Marian, Horațiu Popoviciu, and Simona Szasz. 2025. "A Transdiagnostic Approach in Psychodiagnosis: The Romanian Adaptation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT)" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 12: 1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121697

APA Style

Popa, C. O., Schenk, A., Cojocaru, C. M., Gyorgy, M., Sava, F. A., Marian, Ș., Popoviciu, H., & Szasz, S. (2025). A Transdiagnostic Approach in Psychodiagnosis: The Romanian Adaptation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT). Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), 1697. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15121697

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