Regulado e inflexible: efecto de un programa de entrenamiento basado en la terapia de aceptación y compromiso sobre indicadores de flexibilidad psicológica y regulación emocional en los estudiantes de la universidad Santo Tomás, seccional Villavicencio

Abstract

Due to the different factors that occur in university life, students require strategies for a better adaptation to the context and emotional well-being and also prevent the development of any psychological problem. This research sought to describe the effect of a training program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on indicators of emotional regulation and psychological flexibility through a randomized experimental study with a waiting list control group (n=57) that included participants to students between 18 and 25 years of age from the Santo Tomás University, Villavicencio branch. In the results obtained, significant differences (p<0.05) were found in the indicators of the emotional regulation variable, particularly in the emotional rejection scales (p=0.004; rB =0.667) with a moderate effect size, and the last three subscales have a strong effect size; emotional lack of control (p=<.001; rB=0.832), emotional interference (p=<.001; rB=0.757) and emotional inattention (p=0.004; rB=0.700). On the other hand, with respect to the psychological flexibility variable, no significant differences were obtained. Based on the aforementioned, the findings are discussed in light of the available scientific evidence, factors involved in the differential impact of the training program are explored, and suggestions for new studies are offered, emphasizing the need to replicate and obtain evidence. specific to the particularities of the national and regional context.