Changes in psychological inflexibility as a potential mediator of longitudinal links between college students’ sleep problems and depressive symptoms

Peltz, Jack S.; Rogge, Ronald D.; Bodenlos, Jamie S.; Kingery, Julie Newman; Pigeon, Wilfred R.

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.12.003

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Changes in psychological inflexibility as a potential mediator of longitudinal links between college students’ sleep problems and depressive symptoms

Peltz, Jack S., Rogge, Ronald D., Bodenlos, Jamie S., Kingery, Julie Newman, Pigeon, Wilfred R.·2020·Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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As global measures of PI are primarily used as outcome measures, the role that changes in individual PI processes may play as active mechanisms in ACT for insomnia remains unclear.
“As global measures of PI are primarily used as outcome measures (Orouji et al., 2022; Peltz et al., 2020), the role that changes in individual PI processes may play as active mechanisms in ACT for insomnia remains unclear (Lappalainen et al., 2019).”
From Associations between psychological inflexibility processes, pre‐sleep arousal and sleep quality. (2025) · cites this paper as Peltz et al., 2020
Our findings are largely consistent with past research with non-clinical samples showing links between global PI and insomnia.
“Our findings are largely consistent with past research with non‐clinical samples showing links between global PI and insomnia (Orouji et al., 2022; Peltz et al., 2020).”
From Associations between psychological inflexibility processes, pre‐sleep arousal and sleep quality. (2025) · cites this paper as Peltz et al., 2020

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Authors: Peltz, J. S., Rogge, R. D., Bodenlos, J. S., Kingery, J. N., & Pigeon, W. R.
Affiliations: Daemen College (US)
University of Rochester (US)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (US)
University of Rochester Medicine (US)
Corresponding author: Peltz, Jack S.
ORCID: Peltz, Jack S.
Rogge, Ronald D.
Pigeon, Wilfred R.
Venue: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-01
Volume: 15
Pages: 110-122
ISSN: 2212-1447 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.12.003
OpenAlex: W2995914378
Cited by: 47
References: 69
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5
FWCI: 4.38
Type: journal article
Language: en
Update notices: erratum (2021-07-01)
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: psychological inflexibility, sleep disorders, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, university students, mediation, contextual behavioral science, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, fusion, inaction

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