DOI: 10.17066/tpdrd.1311383_7 ISSN: 1302-1370

The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility in the Relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Subjective Well-Being in High School Students during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Arzu BUYRUK GENÇ
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)
  • Applied Psychology
  • Education
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Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in life patterns are an uncertain and new situation that must be dealt with, which can have psychological effects on high school students as well as in all age groups. This study aims to examine the mediating role of cognitive flexibility between intolerance of uncertainty and subjective well-being in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Methods: Participants of the study consist of 437 high school students (234 females and 203 males) in Turkey who complated measures of intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive flexibility, and adolescent subjective well-being. The hypothetical model developed in order to determine whether cognitive flexibility mediates in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and subjective well-being was tested through Structural Equation Modeling. Findings: The results of the study revealed that intolerance of uncertainty had a significant direct effect on subjective well-being. Cognitive flexibility mediated partially the association between intolerance of uncertainty and subjective well-being in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for Research and Practice: Practitioners should create psychoeducational programs that can decrease intolerance of uncertainty and increase the cognitive flexibility levels of students, and apply these programs to high school students.

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