Research Article

The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being

Volume: 25 Number: 3 December 31, 2024
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The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being

Abstract

Cognitive flexibility is the ability to adapt between different cognitive strategies in response to changing demands. Psychological well-being refers to an individual's level of self-acceptance in terms of finding meaning in one's life, living according to one's beliefs, and making use of one's potential and limitations. The concept of cognitive emotion regulation refers to the deliberate cognitive methods people use to manage their emotional encounters. This study investigates the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being. The research was conducted using a relational scanning model with 312 students from various universities. 216 of the participants are women and 96 are men, aged between 18 and 55. Among them, 53 were in their first, 34 in their second, 87 in their third, and 138 in their fourth year of study. The research instruments included the Psychological Well-Being Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale. Regression-based bootstrapping was used to analyse the data, and positive, statistically significant relationships were found between cognitive flexibility, psychological well-being, and adaptive sub-dimensions of cognitive emotion regulation. Furthermore, the indirect effect of cognitive emotion regulation on the cognitive flexibility-psychological well-being link was found to be significant. Specifically, refocus on planning, positive refocusing and positive reappraisal sub-dimensions exhibited a partial mediating role in this relationship, whereas the mediating role of the putting into perspective sub-dimension was not supported. In conclusion, as levels of cognitive flexibility increase, concurrent rises in cognitive emotion regulation are observed, thereby contributing to enhanced psychological well-being.

Keywords

Cognitive Flexibility, Psychological Well-Being, Cognitive Emotion Regulation

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APA
Kiye, S., & Çiçek Habeş, E. (2024). The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 25(3), 1292-1310. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1481952
AMA
1.Kiye S, Çiçek Habeş E. The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being. INUJFE. 2024;25(3):1292-1310. doi:10.17679/inuefd.1481952
Chicago
Kiye, Semra, and Ecem Çiçek Habeş. 2024. “The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 25 (3): 1292-1310. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1481952.
EndNote
Kiye S, Çiçek Habeş E (December 1, 2024) The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 25 3 1292–1310.
IEEE
[1]S. Kiye and E. Çiçek Habeş, “The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being”, INUJFE, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 1292–1310, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.17679/inuefd.1481952.
ISNAD
Kiye, Semra - Çiçek Habeş, Ecem. “The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 25/3 (December 1, 2024): 1292-1310. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1481952.
JAMA
1.Kiye S, Çiçek Habeş E. The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being. INUJFE. 2024;25:1292–1310.
MLA
Kiye, Semra, and Ecem Çiçek Habeş. “The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 25, no. 3, Dec. 2024, pp. 1292-10, doi:10.17679/inuefd.1481952.
Vancouver
1.Semra Kiye, Ecem Çiçek Habeş. The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Psychological Well-Being. INUJFE. 2024 Dec. 1;25(3):1292-310. doi:10.17679/inuefd.1481952