Data set for Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Inflexibility and Emotional Well-Being Following a Bioneuroemotion Psychoeducational Program
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This dataset contains the anonymized responses of adult participants from Ibero-America who completed the assessment protocol for the study entitled “Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Inflexibility and Emotional Well-Being Following a Bioneuroemotion Psychoeducational Program”. The dataset includes sociodemographic variables and scores from validated psychological instruments. Only variables analyzed and reported in the published article are included.
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To examine longitudinal changes in psychological inflexibility and emotional well-being, as well as their longitudinal association in adults participating in a Bioneuroemotion (BNE)-based psychoeducational program. A longitudinal design with four assessment points (pre, mid, post, and follow-up) was conducted in a sample of 1,197 adults. The study was conducted within the context of four editions of the BNE Diploma Program offered between November 2021 and December 2022. The Diploma Program is a psychoeducational training program focused on the development of self-awareness. The sample consisted of adults enrolled in different editions of the BNE Diploma Program. The full available sample was used (N = 1,197), including all participants who had at least one valid measurement on the variables of interest. The number of participants varied across assessment points due to missing data, a common feature of naturalistic longitudinal studies. To evaluate potential biases associated with observed attrition patterns, participants who completed and those who did not complete the post- and follow-up assessments were compared on sociodemographic variables and baseline measures using chi-square tests and independent-samples t-tests. Psychological inflexibility was assessed using two self-report instruments that evaluate two central processes. (1) Experiential avoidance was assessed using the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II; (Bond & Flaxman, 2006), employing the Spanish adaptation by (Ruiz et al., 2016). Cognitive fusion was assessed using the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ; (Ruiz Sánchez et al., 2014). Emotional well-being was assessed through a set of indicators integrating both psychological distress and positive mental health functioning. (1) Perceived stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Remor, 2006); General psychological distress was assessed using the Symptom Checklist-36 (SCL-36; Bernal, 2000); Positive mental health functioning was assessed using four subscales of the Short Form Health Survey SF-36, validated in Spanish by Alonso, (2003). Two composite indices were constructed: psychological inflexibility and emotional well-being. All variables were standardized using the mean and standard deviation from the Pre assessment. These parameters were subsequently applied to standardize scores at the mid, post, and follow-up assessments, ensuring longitudinal comparability. A principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted using the standardized variables at Pre. Analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 29. Given the longitudinal structure of the data, incomplete observations, and variability in response patterns, linear mixed models (LMMs) were used as the primary analytic strategy. These models allow the inclusion of all available observations without requiring complete data at all time points.