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ArticlePersonality and individual differences2021

Is psychological flexibility a mediator between perceived stress and general anxiety or depression among suspected patients of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)?

Chi Huang, Jiaying Xie, Theresah Owusua, Zhiheng Chen, Jiangang Wang, Chunxiang Qin, Qingnan He

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Article in Personality and individual differences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Chi HuangDepartment of Health Management, The Third XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Jiaying XieXiangYa School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Theresah OwusuaXiangYa School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Zhiheng ChenDepartment of Health Management, The Third XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Jiangang WangDepartment of Health Management, The Third XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Chunxiang QinDepartment of Health Management, The Third XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Qingnan HeDepartment of Health Management, The Third XiangYa Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Central South University · CN

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Abstract

This study is aimed to investigate the status of general anxiety and depression among suspected patients of COVID-19 and explore whether psychological flexibility can serve as a mediator between perceived stress and general anxiety or depression. Total of 180 participants completed the online questionnaire which comprised demographic information, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the 9-item Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) and the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ). Statistical methods including correlation analysis, multiple linear regression analysis and structural equation model were used in this study. The scores of 23.9% (43/180) and 34.4% (62/180) of participants were higher than the cut points of GAD-7 and PHQ-9 respectively. Psychological flexibility was significantly correlated with perceived stress, general anxiety and depression. Multiple regression analyses showed the possible mediation effect of psychological flexibility between perceived stress and general anxiety or depression. The structural equation model confirmed that psychological flexibility partially mediated between perceived stress and general anxiety or depression. Our findings suggested the potential benefit of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a psychological support approach in suspected patients of COVID-19 because ACT targets psychological flexibility.

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COVID-19DepressionGeneral anxietyPerceived stressPsychological flexibilitySuspected patient

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PMID34305218
PMCPMC8279940
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