Psychological flexibility mediates the relation between self-concealment and negative psychological outcomes.
Masuda, Akihiko ; Anderson, P. L. ; Wendell, J. W. ; Price, Matthew ; Feinstein, A. B. ; Chou, Y.
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Abstract
Consisting of two cross-sectional studies, the present study investigated whether psychological flexibility mediates the relations between self-concealment and negative psychological outcomes. Study 1 examined whether psychological flexibility mediates the relations between self-concealment and emotional distress in stressful interpersonal situations. In addition to replicating results of Study 1, Study 2 investigated whether psychological flexibility mediates the relationship between self-concealment and general psychological ill-health. Psychological flexibility was found to mediate the relation between self-concealment and emotional distress in stressful interpersonal settings and to partially mediate the relationship between self-concealment and general psychological ill-health.
