From Mindfulness to Learned Resourcefulness: The Mediating Roles of Psychological Flexibility and Hope

Amidst a time characterized by extensive stress and challenges, comprehending the mechanisms underlying learned resourcefulness is important for improving individuals' capacity to cope with stress. Developing a model for explaining learned resourcefulness is needed to uncover how variables like mindfulness, psychological flexibility, and hope contribute to adaptive coping strategies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a model to explain learned resourcefulness. The study sample comprised 908 (507 females and 401 males) Turkish college students who were selected using a three-stage stratified random cluster sampling method. Rosenbaum Learned Resourcefulness Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Psychological Flexibility Scale, Dispositional Hope Scale and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools. After establishing the reliability and validity of measurement tools, the parallel mediation model was tested. There were statistically significant and positive correlations among all variables. The proposed learned resourcefulness model was confirmed by demonstrating that psychological flexibility and hope played mediation roles in relationship between mindfulness and learned resourcefulness.