“…Allen et al 2022;Kohls et al, 2021;Weber et al, 2022) reveal high rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic in this group (Chen & Lucock, 2022), along with more negative impacts on relationships, including teachers and peers, leisure activities, sleep patterns and eating (Branquinho et al, 2021b). According to Hayes et al (2012) and Matos (2020a;2020b;2021 in press), and recognizing that the pandemic transformed the way young people experience different life transitions, the promotion of their psychological flexibility, through the creation of a new vision about the changes, transforming them into opportunities, may be a safe and effective path to a more positive development.…”