Relationships of psychological flexibility, social support and resilience among reunion population

Objective: The aim of the study was to describe the psychological flexibility, social support and resilience of people who have been reunited after being separated from their families (referred to as the reunited population) and to explore their intrinsically related mechanisms as a way to provide references for improving the resilience of reunited population and promoting their mental health development. Method: An online survey was conducted among reunited population using Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-2nd Edition (AAQ-II), Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) and Connor—Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Result: The resilience score of the reunited population was (32.98±10.70), the psychological flexibility score was (27.51±12.31), and the social support score was (51.72±18.63). Gender, marital status, education level, and current working status had no significant impact on resilience, psychological flexibility and social support. Age (P=0.047), number of elderly people supported (P=0.019) and family income (P=0.012) had a significant impact on psychological flexibility, and the number of children had a significant impact on psychological flexibility (P=0.023) and social support (P=0.042). Psychological flexibility (r=0.435, P<0.001), total social support score (r=0.696, P<0.001) and its family support dimension (r=0.678, P<0.001), friend support dimension (r=0.645, P <0.001) and the support from others dimension (r=0.668, P<0.001) were all significantly positively correlated with resilience. Conclusion: Reunion population with higher levels of psychological flexibility and social support may have higher levels of resilience and better mental health.