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Title: Dietary and lifestyle factors and resilience: the role of psychological flexibility as a mediator.
Authors: Begdache, Lina (AUTHOR), Cherry, Jason (AUTHOR), Talkachov, Alexander J. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of American College Health. Jul2026, Vol. 74 Issue 6, p1569-1580. 12p.
Subjects: Diet & psychology, Lifestyles, Psychological resilience, Food quality, Substance abuse, Cross-sectional method, Fruit, Caffeine, Exercise, Natural foods, Dietary sucrose, Questionnaires, Convenience foods, Sex distribution, Smoking, Dairy products, Rice, Psychological adaptation, Structural equation modeling, Fish oils, Grain, Meat, Fishes, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Vitamins, Vegetables, Academic achievement, Psychology of college students, Alcohol drinking, Cannabis (Genus), Sleep quality, Nuts, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Factor analysis, Breakfasts, Dietary supplements
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: Objective: This study examines the relationship between diet quality, lifestyle factors, psychological flexibility, and resilience, with a focus on the potential mediating role of psychological flexibility. Participants: A total of 401 college student records were assessed, with approximately 58% identifying as female and a mean age of 19 years. Method: An anonymous online survey was distributed over social media platforms targeting U.S. colleges. The associations between the variables were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) in Mplus software. Results: Eating breakfast five or more times per week (b = 0.12, 95% CI = [0.035, 0.229], B = 0.14), and consuming fast food three or fewer times per week (b = 0.09, 95% CI = [0.001, 0.196], B = 0.10) were associated with increased resilience through psychological flexibility processes. In contrast, female gender (b = −0.11, 95% CI = [−0.222, −0.023], B = −0.13) and getting fewer than 6 h of sleep at night (b = −0.10, 95% CI = [−0.342, −0.100], B = −0.24) were associated with lower resilience through psychological flexibility processes. Independent of psychological flexibility, consuming fish oil four or more times per week (b = 0.41, p =.017), exercising more than 20 min daily (B = 0.22, p =.032), alcohol consumption (B = 0.29, p =.003), and pursuing a higher degree (B = 0.15, p =.014) were directly associated with higher resilience, while marijuana use (B = −0.42, p <.001), was directly associated with lower resilience. Conclusion: There is a direct positive association between psychological flexibility and resilience, suggesting that psychological flexibility may be a predictor of higher resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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