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Mohammad Nakhostin-Khayyat1, Mahmoud Borjali2, Maryam Zeinali3
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Electronic Campus, Tehran, Iran.
Cognitive flexibility plays a key role in students' success by mediating the relationship between self-regulation and resilience. Fostering these skills is crucial for academic achievement.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Cognitive flexibility is vital for students' goal achievement, influencing thoughts, behaviors, and feelings.
- It plays a significant role in students' overall educational success.
- This study investigated the mediating role of cognitive flexibility between self-regulation and resilience in students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the mediating effect of cognitive flexibility on the relationship between self-regulation and resilience among university students.
- To understand how self-regulation and cognitive flexibility contribute to students' resilience.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted with 302 university students from Tehran and Karaj, Iran, during the 2022-2023 academic years.
- Data were collected using validated scales: Bouffard's Self-Regulation Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RSC).
- Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed using SPSS and AMOS to analyze the relationships among the variables.
Main Results:
- Self-regulation positively influenced cognitive flexibility (β=0.23, p<0.001) and resilience (β=0.88, p<0.001).
- Cognitive flexibility positively influenced resilience (β=0.1, p<0.001) and mediated the relationship between self-regulation and resilience (0.02).
- The proposed structural model demonstrated good fit indices, confirming the significant mediating role of cognitive flexibility.
Conclusions:
- A significant interrelationship exists among self-regulation, cognitive flexibility, and resilience in students.
- Cognitive flexibility acts as a crucial mediator in the link between self-regulation and resilience.
- Educational settings should prioritize fostering cognitive flexibility and self-regulation to enhance student resilience and academic outcomes.
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