Psychological Flexibility - intrapersonal & interpersonal.

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The relationship we have within ourselves and our ability to manage stressors, interacts with the relationships we have at home. We have all encountered our own life experiences that have shaped our behaviour (ontogeny), as well as we have our own personal ways we view and appraise situations (phylogeny). Each individual person brings their own strengths and weaknesses to all relationships in which they are a part (Daks & Rogge, 2020) which in turn affects how each person responds to stressful events and situations, which interacts with each of their relationships (and the unique strengths and weaknesses of others).

This can be with our partners and/or children. Each person has their own psychological flexibility, and that interacts with each relationship they have. So the authors of this study analyzed research around family relationships and psychological flexibility and found that psychological flexibility within each family member is important and interactive with regards to having the skills to navigate interpersonal and interpersonal well-being (Daks & Rogge, 2020).

These findings also suggest that the dimensions of psychological flexibility may be important specifically in close relationships to promote more compassion and acceptance, whereas psychological inflexibility suggests further aggravating stressors in family conflict - the authors even mention that psychological flexibility may be an essential life-skill (Daks & Rogge, 2020). Would be great to talk about the Kashdan article here some more too.

The message here appears to be clear - by improving our relationship with our own thoughts and psychological flexibility, that in turn can affect quality of our interactions and relationships with significant others (e.g., family in your household) and allowing parents to work alongside each other according to their own values.

Here at Engie Martin Health & Wellness, we look at the entire environment and not just one single aspect. We dive into psychological flexibility across various domains, such as: family, friend/social, couple/romantic relationships; and work/career and education. We also look at your behaviour in these domains and determine what is workable and unworkable for you. We also look at personal domains such as recreation, leisure, spirituality, and community. With this approach, we build skills that transfer into all aspects of life, both intrapersonal and interpersonal because we know that our relationship with our own thoughts extends outwards to our relationships with others.

Disclaimer: The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Do not rely on this material to make personal, legal, or any other decisions.

References

Daks, J. S., & Rogge, R. D. (2020). Examining the correlates of psychological flexibility in romantic relationship and family dynamics: A meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.