University of Isfahan Research in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 2251-7642 5 2 2016 02 20 Cognitive Fatigue Role on Perfectionism, Psychological Flexibility and Stress Coping Strategies Cognitive Fatigue Role on Perfectionism, Psychological Flexibility and Stress Coping Strategies 111 126 20747 FA Mahgool Tavakoli Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Moughan Iranmanesh MSc of Clinical Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Journal Article 2016 11 26 The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of cognitive fatigue on perfectionism, psychological flexibility and stress coping strategies in problem solving condition with regard to subject's gender. The statistical population of this study was all male and female students of all grades and fields in 2014 – 2015 academic year. Of both male and female students, a sample of 80 individuals was randomly chosen, who were then divided into two experiment and control groups. Using a Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, discriminative and cognitive tasks and Perfectionism Scale were tested. In the first phase of the experiment, subjects in both groups were given cognitive assignments and then the groups were placed in a test situation; finally, they completed perfectionism, psychological flexibility and stress coping questionnaires. The obtained data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance. The results showed that avoidance factors and Psychological flexibility as well as emotion- and avoidance-oriented strategies are influenced by group and gender interactive effects (p<0.005). The highest average scores of avoidance, Psychological flexibility and emotion-oriented strategies was related to female students in control group (respectively, p<0.018, p<0.027, p<0.016) and for avoidance-oriented strategies was in male students in control group (p<0.024(. There was no significant difference in perfectionism variable (p>0.05). In general, as both genders have (different levels of) flexibility and use emotion and avoidance-oriented strategies, they have different performance in problem solving situations. Individuals performance in different situations of Problem-solving was different based on gender, personality (level of perfectionism and psychological flexibility.   <strong> </strong>                                                   The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of cognitive fatigue on perfectionism, psychological flexibility and stress coping strategies in problem solving condition with regard to subject's gender. The statistical population of this study was all male and female students of all grades and fields in 2014 – 2015 academic year. Of both male and female students, a sample of 80 individuals was randomly chosen, who were then divided into two experiment and control groups. Using a Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, discriminative and cognitive tasks and Perfectionism Scale were tested. In the first phase of the experiment, subjects in both groups were given cognitive assignments and then the groups were placed in a test situation; finally, they completed perfectionism, psychological flexibility and stress coping questionnaires. The obtained data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance. The results showed that avoidance factors and Psychological flexibility as well as emotion- and avoidance-oriented strategies are influenced by group and gender interactive effects (p<0.005). The highest average scores of avoidance, Psychological flexibility and emotion-oriented strategies was related to female students in control group (respectively, p<0.018, p<0.027, p<0.016) and for avoidance-oriented strategies was in male students in control group (p<0.024(. There was no significant difference in perfectionism variable (p>0.05). In general, as both genders have (different levels of) flexibility and use emotion and avoidance-oriented strategies, they have different performance in problem solving situations. Individuals performance in different situations of Problem-solving was different based on gender, personality (level of perfectionism and psychological flexibility.   <strong> </strong>                                                   https://cbs.ui.ac.ir/article_20747_8c0a7c7bf023e3197bdd74baf1c834f4.pdf