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000145562 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/bs14100930
000145562 0248_ $$2sideral$$a140420
000145562 037__ $$aART-2024-140420
000145562 041__ $$aeng
000145562 100__ $$aCuerda-Ballester, María
000145562 245__ $$aRelationship between experiential avoidance and emotional disturbances in coping with disease in patients with multiple sclerosis
000145562 260__ $$c2024
000145562 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000145562 5203_ $$aMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease that presents with both motor and non-motor symptoms, with anxiety and depression being prominent and potentially exacerbated by negative thoughts. Therefore, the experiential avoidance (EA) exhibited by patients post diagnosis is particularly relevant. This study aimed to measure the degree of EA in patients with MS and determine its relationship with emotional disturbances. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a sample of 64 patients diagnosed with MS. In October 2018, these patients underwent evaluations of functional and cognitive variables, such as anxiety, depression, and avoidant behaviors towards the disease, using the Expanded Disability Status Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, Self-Compassion Scale Short Form, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15, prefrontal symptoms inventory, Beck Depression Inventory II, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to assess coping mechanisms in handling the disease. Higher levels of state anxiety (β = 0.79; p < 0.001), trait anxiety (β = 0.82; p < 0.001), and depression (β = 0.62; p < 0.001) were observed in patients with MS as their EA and psychological inflexibility increased. Participants with high self-compassion/self-acceptance tended to have fewer negative thoughts and exhibited better coping with the disease, which may, in turn, affect patterns of psychological rigidity or inflexibility. Dimensions such as kindness and humility could act as positive factors in coping with the disease, whereas self-judgment and isolation are negative elements often associated with avoidant behaviors that hinder effective coping with the illness.
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000145562 590__ $$a2.5$$b2024
000145562 592__ $$a0.718$$b2024
000145562 591__ $$aPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY$$b59 / 221 = 0.267$$c2024$$dQ2$$eT1
000145562 593__ $$aEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics$$c2024$$dQ1
000145562 593__ $$aDevelopment$$c2024$$dQ1
000145562 593__ $$aPsychology (miscellaneous)$$c2024$$dQ2
000145562 593__ $$aGenetics$$c2024$$dQ2
000145562 593__ $$aBehavioral Neuroscience$$c2024$$dQ3
000145562 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000145562 700__ $$aSancho-Cantus, David
000145562 700__ $$aMartínez-Rubio, David
000145562 700__ $$aProaño-Olmos, Belén
000145562 700__ $$aGarcía-Pardo, María Pilar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000145562 700__ $$aRubia Ortí, José Enrique de la
000145562 7102_ $$14009$$2735$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicolog.Evolut.Educac
000145562 773__ $$g14, 10 (2024), 930 [10 pp.]$$tBehavioral Sciences$$x2076-328X
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000145562 951__ $$a2025-09-22-14:46:42
000145562 980__ $$aARTICLE