Examination of the mediator role of psychological flexibility of the relationship between life balance, perfectionism cognitions and anxiety

In this study, the factors affecting the anxiety of university students are examined. In research, the direct effects of life balance and perfectionism cognitions on anxiety and the role of psychological flexibility in this relationship were examined with the structural equation model. The results of the structural equation model have shown that the model testing anxiety was significant. The results of direct and indirect effects have shown that anxiety was significantly predicted by friendship/intimacy, positive orientation and psychological flexibility; showed that psychological flexibility was significantly predicted by positive orientation and perfectionist cognitions. Friendship/intimacy on psychological flexibility; it was concluded that perfectionist cognitions did not have a significant predictive effect on anxiety. Psychological flexibility has a mediating role in the relationship between perfectionism cognitions and anxiety; it was concluded that psychological flexibility has a partial mediating role in the relationship between positive orientation and anxiety. The participants of the study were 1154 (892 female, 292 male) university students. In the study, "Personal Information form", "Juhnke-Balkin Life Balance Inventory (Friendship/intimacy and positive orientation sub-domains)", "State and Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait Anxiety Form", "Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI)", "Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II)" were used. The findings of the research were discussed in line with the relevant literature, and suggestions for future studies were presented.