The role of psychological disturbances and cognitive flexibility in predicting the psychological well-being of adolescents in the era of Corona

The aim of this research was to investigate the role of psychological disturbances and cognitive flexibility in predicting the psychological well-being of adolescents in the era of Corona. The method of this research was descriptive-correlational. The study community included all high school students in the 6th district of Tehran in 2019-2020, among them 295 students were selected as samples by available sampling. The data were collected using Ryff Scales (1989) for Psychological well-being (PWB), Dennis and Vanderwaal's (2010) cognitive flexibility questionnaire (CFI), and Lovibond and Lovibond's (1995) Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scales (DASS). Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Findings showed that psychological disturbances, that is, anxiety, depression, and stress have a negative relationship with the psychological well-being of adolescents during the Corona era (p<0/01), while there was a positive relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being (p<0/01). 46% of the total variance in the psychological well-being of adolescents during the Corona era was explained by psychological disturbances and cognitive flexibility (p<0/01). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the psychological well-being of adolescents during the Corona era is influenced by their cognitive flexibility level and the psychological disturbances they experience during this period.