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The aim of this study is to examine the relationships of cognitive flexibility and coping strategies and the effect of cognitive flexibility on coping strategies. For this purpose, 362 high school students completed Cognitive Flexibility Scale (Martin & Rubin, 1995) and Kidcope (Spirito, Stark, & Williams, 1988). For the statistical analyzes of the study, Pearson moments correlation coefficient and multiple regression analyses were used. Findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relations between cognitive flexibility and active coping strategies, negative coping strategies. There isn’t significant relation between cognitive flexibility and avoidant coping strategies. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that cognitive flexibility significant predict % 12 on active coping, % 4 negative coping strategies. Cognitive flexibility doesn’t predict on avoidant coping strategies but it explains only predict % 1. In the light of these findings, suggestions for the future interventions to improve coping skills of the students via cognitive flexibility promotion activities were emphasized and ideas for future research are discussed

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