Adolescents' Stress and Depressive symptoms and Their Associations with Psychological Flexibility before Educational Transition.

A bidirectional pattern of relationships between psychological flexibility and psychological symptoms was found. Despite initially high level of skills in psychological flexibility, some adolescents, unexpectedly, experienced increased symptoms of stress and depression during the school year. The results call for further studies to explore in-depth the developmental diversity in adolescents' well-being and its antecedents. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.