Cognitive flexibility of vocational college students and relationship with stress and cognitive emotion regulation strategies

Abstract Objective:To probe into cognitive flexibility of vocational college students and the relationship with stress and cognitive emotion regulation strategies.Methods:Totally 390 vocational college students were selected.A survey was performed by the Cognitive Flexibility Scale（CFS）,the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale（CERQ）and the General Social and Academic Hassles Scale（SHS）.Results:The average score of CFS items of vocational college students(3.86) was higher than the medium value(3.50);The CFS score of vocational college students was positively correlated with CERQ positive response score,and positively correlated with rethinking program,reappraisal and AH.CERQ score was positively correlated with AH score. Stepwise regression analysis showed that rethinking program score and AH were the influencing factors of CFS,and AH was the influencing factor of CERQ.Conclusions:The vocational college students had a higher level of cognitive flexibility which was positively related with the gender,as student leaders and experienced students of social practice.There was the positive copying style of cognitive emotion regulation and proper stress which could be having influences on cognitive flexibility.