Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Annals of Psychology, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.235-253, 2025 (Scopus)
The present study aims to investigate the mediator role of cognitive control and cognitive flexibility in the relationship between university students’ perceived stress and their psychological resilience during COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 405 university students. The findings showed that perceived stress indirectly via cognitive control and cognitive flexibility effects psychological resilience of university students during pandemic. Cognitive control and cognitive flexibility mediates the relationship. The negative effect of perceived stress on cognitive control and cognitive flexibility caused a decrease in students’ psychological resilience. The cognitive flexibility has a positive effect on university students’ psychological resilience. Interventions and techniques for stress management can support cognitive control and cognitive flexibility of young people under high stress, this may contribute to increasing psychological resilience of them. Implications for intervention are discussed.