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Therefore, identifying psychological factors that reduce loneliness and strengthen individuals\u2019 coping capacity may contribute to the development of more effective psychological interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary aim of this study was to examine the associations among self-efficacy, psychological flexibility, and loneliness, with particular emphasis on the indirect association between self-efficacy and perceived loneliness through psychological flexibility in a cross-sectional model. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the SELSA-S Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale, the Psychological Flexibility Scale, and the Self-Efficacy Scale. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis was conducted to examine the associations among the variables, and regression analysis was performed to examine the associations between self-efficacy, perceived loneliness, and psychological flexibility. The bootstrapping mediation analysis using the PROCESS macro (Model 4, 5000 bootstrap resamples) was conducted to examine the indirect association between self-efficacy and perceived loneliness through psychological flexibility. The sample consisted of 412 young adults recruited through convenience sampling.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings indicated that self-efficacy was positively associated with psychological flexibility and negatively associated with perceived loneliness, whereas psychological flexibility was negatively associated with perceived loneliness. Furthermore, a statistically significant indirect association between self-efficacy and perceived loneliness through psychological flexibility was observed in the cross-sectional model, whereas the direct association was not statistically significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest that psychological flexibility may be relevant to the association between self-efficacy and perceived loneliness. 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