Psychological Flexibility Is Associated with Parental Stress in Relatives of People with Intellectual Disabilities

  1. Lobato, David
  2. Montesinos, Francisco
  3. Flujas-Contreras, Juan M.
  1. 1 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

  2. 2 Instituto ACT, 28036 Madrid
  3. 3 Universidad de Almería
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    Universidad de Almería

    Almería, España

    ROR https://ror.org/003d3xx08

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Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

ISSN: 1660-4601

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 19

Issue: 10

Pages: 6118

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/IJERPH19106118 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

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 implementation of a clinical trial for relatives of children with disabilities.

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