Associations between psychological flexibility and daily functioning in endometriosis-related pain

Abstract

Processes of psychological flexibility (PF) are positively associated with health and wellbeing in several chronic pain disorders. However, these processes have not been investigated in endometriosis, a chronic pain disorder affecting 5–10 % of women worldwide. This study is a preliminary investigation of the associations between PF or psychological inflexibility (PI) and daily functioning in people with a primary diagnosis of endometriosis.

Keywords

• endometriosis
• psychological flexibility
• psychological processes
• acceptance and commitment therapy