Obesity is a global health problem that affects both physical and psychological health and well-being. Psychological flexibility is one of the key components related to psychological health. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the impact of psychological flexibility on psychological well-being in a sample of 220 individuals with obesity. Multivariate analysis was performed to investigate the role of psychological flexibility in explaining psychological well-being, controlling for confounding factors (sex, age, and Body Mass Index). According to the results, psychological flexibility significantly explained psychological well-being. Our study provides additional evidence of the impact of psychological flexibility on psychological well-being. It also provides further support for the importance of integrating psychological flexibility in the psychological interventions for obesity.

Guerrini Usubini, A., Varallo, G., Granese, V., Cattivelli, R., Consoli, S., Bastoni, I., Volpi, C., Castelnuovo, G., Molinari, E., The Impact of Psychological Flexibility on Psychological Well-Being in Adults With Obesity, <<FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY>>, 2021; 12 (N/A): 636933-N/A. [doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.636933] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/176785]

The Impact of Psychological Flexibility on Psychological Well-Being in Adults With Obesity

Guerrini Usubini, Anna;Varallo, Giorgia;Cattivelli, Roberto;Castelnuovo, Gianluca;Molinari, Enrico
2021

Abstract

Obesity is a global health problem that affects both physical and psychological health and well-being. Psychological flexibility is one of the key components related to psychological health. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the impact of psychological flexibility on psychological well-being in a sample of 220 individuals with obesity. Multivariate analysis was performed to investigate the role of psychological flexibility in explaining psychological well-being, controlling for confounding factors (sex, age, and Body Mass Index). According to the results, psychological flexibility significantly explained psychological well-being. Our study provides additional evidence of the impact of psychological flexibility on psychological well-being. It also provides further support for the importance of integrating psychological flexibility in the psychological interventions for obesity.
2021
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Guerrini Usubini, A., Varallo, G., Granese, V., Cattivelli, R., Consoli, S., Bastoni, I., Volpi, C., Castelnuovo, G., Molinari, E., The Impact of Psychological Flexibility on Psychological Well-Being in Adults With Obesity, <<FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY>>, 2021; 12 (N/A): 636933-N/A. [doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.636933] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/176785]
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