Adaptability is purported to be a key mental resource and refers to an individual's cognitive, behavioral, and emotional regulation (or adjustment) in situations of change, novelty, and uncertainty. Psychological flexibility refers to a person's capacity to allow experience and acceptance of negative thoughts and feelings with mindful awareness guided by a commitment to goal-driven action according to their self-chosen values. It is important to disentangle these cognate constructs—adaptability and psychological flexibility—so that the unique variance attributable to each can be estimated, and interventions and resources can be directed with greater precision. The current study explored the potential overlap between adaptability and psychological flexibility by conducting an online cross-sectional survey (n = 205), with measures of adaptability, psychological flexibility, wellbeing, and psychological distress. A confirmatory factor analysis suggested considerable overlap, but sufficient discrimination between the two constructs. Structural equation modelling showed that adaptability was related to psychological wellbeing, but not related to psychological distress after accounting for the effects of psychological flexibility.

适应性被认为是一种重要的心理资源，指的是个人在变化，新颖和不确定的情况下的认知，行为和情绪调节（或调节）。心理灵活性是指一个人的能力，使他们能够根据自己的选择价值观，以目标驱动的行动为指导，以正念的意识来体验和接受负面思想和感觉。弄清这些关联结构（适应性和心理灵活性）非常重要，这样就可以估算出每个关联结构的独特差异，并且可以更精确地指导干预措施和资源。当前的研究通过进行在线横断面调查（n = 205），并具有适应性，心理柔韧性，幸福感和心理困扰的度量。验证性因素分析表明存在大量重叠，但在两种结构之间存在足够的区别。结构方程模型表明，适应性与心理健康有关，但在考虑了心理灵活性的影响后与心理困扰无关。