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February 28, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Psychological inflexibility mediates the relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress in Peruvian parents with school age children

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MUMarisabel Lucia Seclén UchuyaNational University of San MarcosRSRoger Joaquin Angulo SalasASAntonio Serpa-Barrientos

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A cross-sectional study shows psychological inflexibility mediates psychological distress in parents, suggesting new intervention strategies.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how psychological inflexibility influences the relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study with 364 parents of school-aged children.
  • Assessed mindfulness, psychological inflexibility, depression, and anxiety using validated instruments.
  • Used Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for data analysis.
  • Tested indirect effects with bootstrapping techniques.
  • Psychological inflexibility partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress.
  • The mediation model explained 58% of the variance in psychological distress.
  • Significant pathways indicate interrelated levels of psychological inflexibility and mindfulness influence parental distress.

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Uchuya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a286c90a974eb0d3c01f18https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01595-w
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