FlexibilityEvidence & Dosage
Static vs. dynamic stretching, PNF, mobility vs. flexibility.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 209
- With abstract
- 33
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 0
- Highly cited
- 1
- Publication years
- 2025–2026
Flexibility in the context of Performance
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Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.
Control adjustment costs limit goal flexibility: Empirical evidence and a computational account.
Psychological Review202636 influential citationsA cornerstone of human intelligence is the ability to flexibly adjust our cognition and behavior as our goals change. For instance, achieving some goals requires efficiency, while others require caution. Different goals require us to…
Psychological Flexibility, Adaptive Emotion Regulation, Self-Compassion, and Autonomy as Mechanisms of Change in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Transitional-Age Youth
Behavior Therapy2026Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a promising transdiagnostic intervention for transitional-age youth (15-25 years) with psychological problems. This study aimed to investigate whether psychological flexibility, adaptive emotion…
Coping flexibility and strategy use predict burnout: A two-week longitudinal study
Journal of Affective Disorders2026Burnout is a prevalent and costly work-related condition characterized by four symptom dimensions: cognitive impairment, emotional impairment, mental distance and exhaustion. Although coping, coping flexibility, and cognitive flexibility…
Cognitive flexibility in adults with schizophrenia: A scoping review
Journal of Psychiatric Research2026<h4>Background</h4>Cognitive flexibility, defined as the ability to switch cognitive sets to adapt to changing environmental stimuli, is markedly impaired in schizophrenia, contributing to poor functional outcomes. However, research on…
Changes in insular subregion functional connectivity and its correlation with cognitive flexibility in patients with first-episode and treatment-naïve obsessive-compulsive disorder
Psychiatry Research2026<h4>Objectives</h4>The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of functional connectivity (FC) and its relationship with cognitive flexibility in patients with first-episode, treatment-naïve obsessive-compulsive disorder…
Speaking about flexibility: Age differences in the variability and situational sensitivity of emotion regulation strategies.
Emotion2026Building on prominent theories of emotional aging (Carstensen, 2006; Charles & Luong, 2013), this study investigated age differences in the variability and situational sensitivity of emotion regulation strategies. We hypothesized that,…
Predicting rTMS treatment efficacy in depression based on modular flexibility of functional connectivity
Journal of Affective Disorders2026n=70<h4>Background</h4>Major depressive disorder (MDD) is conceptualized as a disorder of brain circuit function, particularly involving the default mode network (DMN). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) emerged as an…
The unity and diversity of functional brain connectivity underlying executive function tasks
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience2026n=62The neurobiological systems supporting executive function (EF) are in place in late childhood and engaged consistently across different EF tasks. However, EF behaviors mature at different rates and relate to different psychopathologies.…
Resting-state EEG networks predict individual differences in cognitive flexibility
Brain Research Bulletin2026Cognitive flexibility, the ability to adapt behavior and switch between tasks in response to changing goals, is a core component of executive function. However, the multiscale resting-state mechanisms underlying individual differences…
Examining interactive AI-supported learning environments: The mediating role of AI metacognition and the moderating role of cognitive flexibility
Acta Psychologica2026As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes increasingly integrated into educational contexts, learners' interactions with AI systems have emerged as a crucial determinant of learning effectiveness. Yet, prior studies have…
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