Ortega-Jiménez David, Ruisoto Pablo, Bretones Francisco Díaz, Ramírez Marina Del Rocío, Vaca Gallegos Silvia
Department of Psychology, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja 110107, Ecuador.
Department of Social Psychology, School of Labour Relations & Human Resources, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 15;18(6):2992. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18062992.
Psychological stress, loneliness, and psychological inflexibility are associated with poorer mental health and professional performance in university teachers. However, the relationship between these variables is understudied. The aim of the present study is to analyze the mediating role of psychological (in)flexibility on the effect of loneliness on psychological stress. A total of 902 professors from 11 universities in Ecuador were analyzed using standardized scales: the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) to assess psychological stress, the Loneliness Scale Revised-Short (UCLA-3) for loneliness, and the Avoidance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-7) and Life Engagement Test as double measures of psychological (in)flexibility. Mediation was tested by using PROCESS macro for SPSS. The results indicated that psychological flexibility mediated the relationship between loneliness and stress in university professors, regardless of sex and the measure of psychological (in)flexibility considered. The practical implications of the results are discussed herein.
心理压力、孤独感和心理灵活性与大学教师较差的心理健康和职业表现相关。然而，这些变量之间的关系尚未得到充分研究。本研究的目的是分析心理（不）灵活性在孤独对心理压力影响中的中介作用。使用标准化量表对来自厄瓜多尔11所大学的902名教授进行了分析：用感知压力量表（PSS - 14）评估心理压力，用修订后的简短孤独感量表（UCLA - 3）测量孤独感，并用回避与行动问卷（AAQ - 7）和生活投入测试作为心理（不）灵活性的双重测量指标。通过使用SPSS的PROCESS宏程序来检验中介作用。结果表明，无论性别以及所考虑的心理（不）灵活性测量指标如何，心理灵活性都在大学教授的孤独感与压力之间的关系中起中介作用。本文讨论了这些结果的实际意义。
