Fear of COVID-19 and Subjective Well-Being: Sequential Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Resilience

Year 2022, Volume: 14 Issue: Ek 1, 92 - 99, 29.12.2022

Ezgi Ekin Şahin Berfin Dobrucalı

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1067626

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The negative relationship between fear of COVID-19 and well-being has been revealed over the last years. However, the potential variables that affect this relationship need to be studied. This study examines the sequential mediating role of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective well-being. Six hundred and eight participants (339 females and 269 males, aged between 18-79 years) completed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale, the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale online. The path analysis was conducted using PROCESS macro in the study. The sequential mediation analyses show that the control dimension of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience fully mediate the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and subjective well-being. In other words, fear of COVID-19 indirectly affects subjective well-being via the control dimension of cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience. In order to restrain the adverse effects of COVID-19, individuals’ cognitive flexibility and psychological resilience levels should be increased to enhance their well-being.

Keywords

Covid-19, Well-being, Psychological resilience, Cognitive flexibility

Supporting Institution

Bulunmamaktadır.

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Thanks

We thank Edward McQuaid for his contribution to language editing.

COVID-19 Korkusu ve Öznel İyi Oluş: Bilişsel Esneklik ve Psikolojik Sağlamlığın Sıralı Aracı Rolü

Abstract

COVID-19 korkusu ve iyi oluş arasındaki olumsuz ilişki son yıllarda ortaya konulmuştur. Ancak bu ilişkiyi etkileyen olası değişkenlerin araştırılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 korkusu ile öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide bilişsel esneklik ve psikolojik sağlamlığın sıralı aracı rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Altı yüz sekiz katılımcı (339 kadın ve 269 erkek, 18-79 yaş aralığında) COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği, Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği, Bilişsel Esneklik Envanteri, Pozitif ve Negatif Duygu Ölçeği ile Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeğini çevrimiçi yoldan doldurdular. Araştırmada yol analizi, PROCESS makrosu kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sıralı aracılık analizleri, bilişsel esneklik ve psikolojik sağlamlığın kontrol boyutunun COVID-19 korkusu ile öznel iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkiye tam aracılık ettiğini göstermektedir. Başka bir deyişle COVID-19 korkusu, bilişsel esneklik ve psikolojik sağlamlığın kontrol boyutu aracılığıyla öznel iyi oluş üzerinde dolaylı olarak etkilemektedir. COVID-19'un olumsuz etkilerini azaltmak ve bireylerin iyilik halini artırmak için bilişsel esneklik ve psikolojik dayanıklılık düzeylerinin artırılması gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Covid-19, İyi oluş, Psikolojik sağlamlık, Bilişsel esneklik

Project Number

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