Malkoç, AsudeKesen Mutlu, Aynur2020-03-202020-03-202019Malkoç, A. ve Kesen Mutlu, A. (2019). Mediating the effect of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between psychological well-being and self-confidence: A study on Turkish university students. International Journal of Higher Education, 8(6), 278-287. http://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v8n6p2781927-6044http://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v8n6p278https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/5048This study examined the role of self-confidence and cognitive flexibility in psychological well-being. The study looked into whether cognitive flexibility mediates the relationship between self-confidence and psychological well-being. The study involved the participation of 284 university students (192 female and 92 male) enrolled in the Faculty of Education at a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. Data was collected via the Self-Confidence Scale, Flourishing Scale and Cognitive Flexibility Scale. The results of our multiple regression analysis revealed that self-confidence and cognitive flexibility statistically predict psychological well-being. Self-confidence and cognitive flexibility were found to explain 38% of the variance in psychological well-being. Furthermore, cognitive flexibility served as a mediator in the relationship between self-confidence and psychological well-being.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSelf-ConfidencePsychological Well-BeingCognitive FlexibilityUniversity StudentsArticle8627828710.5430/ijhe.v8n6p278Q4