نوع مقاله : پژوهشی اصیل
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and anger expression. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population comprised all students enrolled at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (Kerman, Iran) during the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. A total of 400 students (160 male and 240 female) were selected using the convenience sampling method. The data collection process was undertaken utilizing the Communication Skills Test- Revised (CSTR), the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI), and the Spielberger ‘s State-trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2). Path analysis method was used to analyze the data. The results demonstrated a negative and statistically significant correlation between cognitive flexibility and anger expression (P<0.01). Additionally, a positive and statistically significant correlation was observed between cognitive flexibility and communication skills (P < 0.01). Furthermore, a negative and statistically significant correlation was identified between communication skills and anger expression (P < 0.01). Conversely, the relationship between cognitive flexibility and anger expression was found to be mediated by communication skills. The findings indicated that communication skills act as a mediator in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and students' anger expression. Consequently, the teaching of communication skills and cognitive flexibility can play an important role in how students' express anger.
کلیدواژهها English