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Does cognitive flexibility change the nature of the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and psychological symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey?      
Yazarlar
Müjgan İnözü Mermerkaya
Türkiye
Arş. Gör. Battal Göktürk GÖK
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Duygu Tüzün
Ayşe Bikem Hacıömeroğlu
Türkiye
Özet
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the mental health of the general population worldwide. The study aimed to determine the associations of the intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and cognitive flexibility (CF) with a variety of psychological symptoms and to examine the impact of IU on psychological symptoms through the moderating role of CF. The Brief Symptom Inventory, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12, and Cognitive Control and Flexibility Questionnaire were applied to a sample of 3004 adults living in Turkey. The results of the analysis indicated that CF moderated the effect of IU on psychology symptoms. The slope analysis revealed a weakening association between IU and psychological symptoms with the introduction of a high CF level introduced to the model. The findings highlighted the importance of IU as a potential risk factor for developing psychological symptoms while CF appears as a potential protective factor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cognitive flexibility | COVID-19 | Intolerance of uncertainty | Moderation | Psychological symptoms
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Current Psychology
Dergi ISSN 1046-1310
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2023
Cilt No 42
Sayı 20
Sayfalar 17412 / 17423
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s12144-021-02450-8
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02450-8