Psychological Flexibility Is Associated with Parental Stress in Relatives of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106118
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106118
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2022-05-18Abstract
The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between psychological flexibility, perceived stress, and psychological heath in relatives of people with a disability diagnosis. 151 relatives completed an online questionnaire that included 6-PAQ (parental psychological flexibility), PSS (perceived stress), GHQ-12 (psychological health) and WBSI (suppression of unwanted thoughts). The results showed significant relationships between the four measured variables. A bimodal distribution was observed in the variables related to psychological flexibility. The multiple regression showed that difficulties in self as context, committed actions and defusion explain a high percentage of the variance of parental stress and general psychological health. The study provides new evidence to consider psychological flexibility as a mediating variable in psychological well-being. The presented data served as the basis for the development of an ACT-based intervention protocol and the implementat...
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parenting
psychological flexibility
disability
contextual therapies
acceptance and commitment therapy
ACT
parental stress