Traumatic Exposure and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Cognitive Flexibility

Cognitive Flexibility, Relativistic Appreciation, and Ethnocultural Empathy Among Chinese International Students

“…In turn, cognitive flexibility was significantly and positively associated with ethnocultural empathy, i.e., when encountering acculturative stress, Chinese international students may have more difficulty generating alternative explanations and solutions for their experiences and feel less in control of their situations, which might hinder their ability to understand and empathize with people who are racially or ethnically different from them. This finding is also consistent with previous reports on the negative association between bicultural stress and cognitive flexibility (Lau, 2013) as well as the positive association between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being (e.g., Brewster, 2011;Fu & Chow, 2017). Our results imply that acculturative stress can have a negative impact on cognitive flexibility, which in turn has an impact on ethnocultural empathy.…”

“…Thus, cognitive flexibility might not be a salient or preferred method for other cultural groups when coping with stress. Although previous studies have indicated a positive association between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being among various populations (e.g., Brewster, 2011;Fu & Chow, 2017), it is unknown whether cognitive flexibility would serve as a mediator between acculturative stress and sociocultural adaptation outcomes (i.e., ethnocultural empathy) for other populations. This unexplored research question needs further investigation to see whether the current results can be generalized to other populations, especially those that may prefer emotional expression over cognitive reasoning.…”

“…Chinese culture encourages a cognitively flexible view of a situation and promotes "a more complex consideration of how the same event may have multiple meanings and effects" (Chang et al, 2016, p. 212). Empirically, studies have indicated that cognitive flexibility promotes psychological well-being (e.g., Brewster, 2011;Fu & Chow, 2017).…”

Stresli Durumlarda Bilişsel Kontrol ve Bilişsel Esneklik: Bir Ölçek Uyarlama Çalışması

“…Önceki araştırmalar bilişsel esnekliğin, depresyon ve kaygı ile negatif yönde, psikolojik iyi oluş ile pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir (Cardom, 2016;Fu ve Chow, 2017;Kato, 2012). Bilişsel esnekliğin benlik saygısı ve fiziksel sağlık da dahil olmak üzere bireylerin iyi oluşu üzerinde olumlu etkiye, ruhsal sorunlar üzerinde ise olumsuz etkiye sahip olduğu gösterilmiştir (Koesten, Schrodt, ve Ford, 2009 (Snyder, Lopez, Shorey, Rand ve Feldman, 2003 (Hooper, Coughlan ve Mullen, 2008;Hu ve Bentler, 1999;Jöreskog ve Sörbom, 1993;Kline, 2005;Schermelleh-Engel, Moosbrugger ve Müller, 2003;Marsh ve Hau, 1996;Schumacker ve Lomax, 1996;Tabachnick ve Fidell, 2013).…”

The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Well-being

“…In addition, cognitive flexibility was positively associated with happiness (Asıcı & İkiz, 2015;Demirtaş, 2020b), life satisfaction (Yelpaze & Yakar, 2019;2020), subjective wellbeing (Satan, 2014), and psychological well-being (Malkoç & Kesen Mutlu, 2019) in university students. Fu and Chow (2017) indicated that when the adolescents with high cognitive flexibility get hurt during an earthquake, they may experience more psychological well-being than the adolescents with low cognitive flexibility; because they may better tolerate uncertainty, think in a constructive way, and deal with challenges in an effective way. Accordingly, one of the main indicators of cognitive flexibility can be the ways that the adolescents develop to solve the problems (Tutuş, 2019).…”