Psychological Flexibility across the Lifespan in Dutch adults

Psychological flexibility provides the ability to react upon and adapt to challenges, including thoughts, feelings or events, in a way that is consistent with personal values, thereby enhancing or sustaining wellbeing. The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of age-graded differences in psychological flexibility, by examining the relationship between (subcomponents of) psychological flexibility and age in a Dutch general population sample (N = 1770; Mage (SD) = 55.77 (14.31); 36.3% male and 63.7% female respondents). The results show that an inverted U-shaped model best supported... Mehr ...