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The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of counselling self-efficacy, trait anxiety and cognitive flexibility in predicting job satisfaction of school counsellors. The study was conducted according to a correlational research design. The sample group consisted of 99 female and 77 male school counsellors voluntarily participating in the study. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Job Satisfaction Scale, Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scale, Trait Anxiety Inventory and Cognitive Flexibility Inventory. The data were analysed with Pearson product-moment correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. According to the research findings, the job satisfaction of school counsellors was identified to have moderate significant correlations with counselling self-efficacy, trait anxiety and cognitive flexibility. Counselling self-efficacy and trait anxiety were each concluded to be significant predictors of job satisfaction. Finally, cognitive flexibility was found not to be a significant predictor of job satisfaction. The results are interpreted and discussed in accordance with the relevant literature.

In the present study, the aim was to investigate the associations between compliance with preventive health behaviours, depression, anxiety and stress. 478 adults living in Turkey voluntarily filled out the online survey, which comprised demographic questions, Measure of Compliance with Preventive Health Behaviours against COVID-19, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, between 24-31 March 2020: during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. Results revealed that compliance with preventive health behaviours has negative associations with depression, anxiety and stress. Adults' compliance with the recommended preventive health behaviours accounted for 14% variance in depression, 9% variance in anxiety and 10% variance in stress. The evidence might indicate that compliance with preventive health behaviours may protect people psychologically against the burden created by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. RESUMENEl objetivo de este estudio fue investigar las asociaciones entre el cumplimiento de los comportamientos preventivos de salud, la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés. 478 adultos residentes en Turquía, rellenaron voluntariamente un cuestionario online, compuesto por cuestiones demográficas, Medida de Cumplimiento de los Comportamientos Preventivos de Salud contra el COVID-19 y las Escalas de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés, entre el 24 y el 31 de marzo de 2020: durante la fase inicial de la pandemia del COVID-19 en Turquía. Los resultados revelaron que el cumplimiento de los comportamientos preventivos de salud tiene asociaciones negativas con la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés. El cumplimiento de los adultos de los comportamientos preventivos de salud recomendados representó el 14% de la varianza en la depresión, el 9% de la varianza en la ansiedad, y el 10% de la varianza en el estrés. Las evidencias podrían indicar que cumplir con los comportamientos preventivos de salud puede proteger psicológicamente a las personas contra la carga creada por la nueva pandemia del COVID-19.

The present study aims to investigate the mediator role of educational stress in the relationship between intolerance to uncertainty and academic life satisfaction among teenagers. The sample consisted of 257 female and 202 male high school students with an average age of 16.03 (SD = 1.21) continuing their education in the spring semester of the 2020−2021 academic year in Turkey. The data were collected via an online survey. Analyses revealed that intolerance of uncertainty directly and indirectly via educational stress affects the academic life satisfaction of teenagers. Educational stress partially mediates the relationship. It was also found that the full mediation model has a good fit with the data. The academic life satisfaction of teenagers was harmed by their tendencies in tolerating the uncertainties they have been facing during the COVID‐19 pandemic and elevated levels of educational stress.

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