Associations between psychological inflexibility and mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-level meta-analytic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of research has documented the positive associations between psychological inflexibility (PI) and mental health problems (i.e., depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the documented associations have been inconsistent. This review thus aimed to quantitatively summarize primary research to gain better estimates of these associations.

Methods

A systematic literature review was conducted in six databases and three-level meta-analytic models were used to statistically synthesize effect sizes and to examine moderators of the associations between PI and depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms.

Results

A total of 22 studies yielded 63 effect sizes on associations between PI and depressive, anxiety, or

SUBMITTER: Yao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature