Factores psicológicos e inflexibilidad psicológica en estudiantes universitarios del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract:The objective of this topic was to relation between the psychological factors: anxiety and depression, perception of loneliness, perceived stress and personality type A with psychological inflexibility in university students in the zone 6 of Ecuador, using a descriptive, correlational and transversal design. For this applied: Acceptance and action test (AAQ-7), Health test in a patient with depression and anxiety (PHQ-4), Loneliness scale (UCLA), Perceived stress scale (PSS-14) and Behaivor scale type A (PTA) in a sample of 1237 university students, with ages between 14 and 24 years of zone 6 of Ecuador. The results obtained show that the relations between psychological inflexibility with others variables of this research are high and significant statistically; (1) with anxiety and depression (r=0.643 p<0.001); (2) Loneliness perception (r=0.657 p<0.001) and (3) Perceived stress (r=0.677 p<0.001). Moderately with type A personality (r=0.340 p<0.001). These findings support the Hypothesis of psychological inflexibility as a transdiagnostic dimension and it is recommended to continue this line of research.