Defining and measuring “psychological flexibility”: A narrative scoping review of diverse flexibility and rigidity constructs and perspectives

KM Cherry, E Vander Hoeven, TS Patterson… - Clinical psychology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Psychological flexibility (PF) is a popular construct in clinical psychology. However, similar
constructs have existed since the mid-20th century, resulting in different terms, definitions …

Psychological flexibility: What we know, what we do not know, and what we think we know

JD Doorley, FR Goodman, KC Kelso… - Social and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Psychological flexibility is the tendency to respond to situations in ways that facilitate valued
goal pursuit. Psychological flexibility is particularly useful when challenges arise during goal …

COVID-19: Psychological flexibility, coping, mental health, and wellbeing in the UK during the pandemic

DL Dawson, N Golijani-Moghaddam - Journal of contextual behavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered the daily lives of many people across the
globe, both through the direct interpersonal cost of the disease, and the governmental …

Psychological inflexibility and intolerance of uncertainty moderate the relationship between social isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19

BM Smith, AJ Twohy, GS Smith - Journal of contextual behavioral science, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on human activity worldwide, in part
due to many governments issuing stay-at-home orders and limiting the types of social …

[HTML][HTML] The role of psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19: Associations with depression, anxiety, and insomnia

LM McCracken, F Badinlou, M Buhrman… - Journal of Contextual …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evidence for detrimental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-
being around the world is now accumulating. As it does a next step is to understand how …

The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) as a measure of experiential avoidance: Concerns over discriminant validity

I Tyndall, D Waldeck, L Pancani, R Whelan… - Journal of Contextual …, 2019 - Elsevier
Psychological inflexibility and experiential avoidance are key constructs in the Acceptance
and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of behavior change. Wolgast (2014) questioned the …

[HTML][HTML] Psy-Flex: A contextually sensitive measure of psychological flexibility

AT Gloster, VJ Block, J Klotsche, J Villanueva… - Journal of Contextual …, 2021 - Elsevier
Psychological flexibility is increasingly studied in various contexts including clinical studies.
The construct has been hypothesized to be a major determinant of mental health. Existing …

Psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress

EB Kroska, AI Roche, JL Adamowicz… - Journal of contextual …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to hardship for individuals across the globe, and research
to-date has indicated a significant impact of the pandemic on mental health functioning. In …

[HTML][HTML] Social support, psychological flexibility and coping mediate the association between COVID-19 related stress exposure and psychological distress

R Tindle, A Hemi, AA Moustafa - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in psychological distress. However,
protective factors such as social support, psychological flexibility, and coping mechanisms …

Current status of acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: a narrative review

A Feliu-Soler, F Montesinos… - Journal of pain …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
It is well known that chronic pain is prevalent, complex to manage, and associated with high
costs, in health care and society in general. Thanks to advances in new forms of cognitive …