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The research aims to explore the relationships between psychological inflexibility, resilience, and anxiety-related symptoms, while identifying the moderating effects of sex and psychiatric history.

May 22, 2026Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Psychological inflexibility and resilience in anxiety: insights from machine-learning and robust mediation-based models

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AMAna Ferreira MostardinhaUniversity of Coimbra DSDaniela SousaInstituto Superior Miguel Torga HSHugo SenraUniversity of Essex

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Randomized trial investigates psychological inflexibility and resilience's impact on anxiety symptoms, suggesting integrated interventions.

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The research aims to explore the relationships between psychological inflexibility, resilience, and anxiety-related symptoms, while identifying the moderating effects of sex and psychiatric history.
Utilized self-reported measures for psychological inflexibility, resilience, and anxiety from April to July 2021.
Employed machine-learning techniques and robust mediation-based models for analysis.
Sample included 313 adults with a focus on predictors of anxiety-related symptoms.
Psychological inflexibility positively correlates with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (β = 0.28, p ≤ 0.001).
Self-perception resilience significantly mediates the relationship between psychological inflexibility and stress (β = 0.08, p = 0.004).
Planned future resilience mediates anxiety outcomes, showing significance with β = 0.03, p = 0.03.

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Mostardinha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff1dbd674f7c03778b048 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1769001

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Randomized trial investigates psychological inflexibility and resilience's impact on anxiety symptoms, suggesting integrated interventions.

Psychological inflexibility and resilience in anxiety: insights from machine-learning and robust mediation-based models

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Psychological inflexibility and resilience in anxiety: insights from machine-learning and robust mediation-based models

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