The mediating role of problem solving strategies in the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation strategies with resilience in the Covid-19 era

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of problem-solving strategies in the relationship between metacognitive beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation strategies with resilience in the Covid-19 era. The present study is basic research in terms of purpose and a correlational study in terms of method. The study population consisted of all male and female undergraduate and graduate students of Allameh Tabataba’i and Kharazmi universities in 2021-2022, from which 220 people were selected as a sample online and available. Research questionnaires included: The resilience Questionnaire (CD-RISC, Connor and Davidson, 2003), the Problem Solving Strategies Questionnaire (PSSQ, Cassidy & Long, 1996), the Metacognitive Beliefs Questionnaire (MCQ, Wells & Cartwright-Hatton, 2004) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire (CERQ, Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006). Path analysis was used to analyze the data. The results of the path analysis indicated that the model fit in well. Findings showed that metacognitive beliefs could indirectly predict resilience through constructive problem-solving strategies (p<0.001). Also, the adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategy was able to predict resilience both directly and indirectly through the constructive problem-solving strategy (p<0.001). It can be concluded that the constructive problem-solving strategy has a key role in students' resilience and it is necessary to pay attention to these factors in interacting with each other in resilience promotion programs.