ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Anxious Thoughts in Young Adults: A Mediation Model
- José A. Maldonado-Martínez
University of Puerto Rico - Cristina Abboud-Chalhoub
University of Puerto Rico - Ricardo J. Rodríguez-Colón
University of Puerto Rico - Dimayra Rivera-López
University of Puerto Rico - Nicole Vargas-Fuentes
University of Puerto Rico - Deliz Rodríguez-Carrasquillo
University of Puerto Rico - Lydia Rodríguez-Corcelles
University of Puerto Rico - Alanis De la Cruz-Pérez
University of Puerto Rico - Giovanni Tirado-Santiago
University of Puerto Rico
Abstract
We investigated the mediating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between cognitive flexibility and anxious thoughts in a sample of 321 Spanish-speaking young adults. There was a significant indirect effect, b=-.14, BCa CI [-.22, -.05]. This represents a medium effect size, κ2=.09.
Emotion
