Abstract:
Hope is one of the sources of resilience that facilitates adaptation and coping in the face
of crucial life changes and difficulties. Therefore, more studies are needed regarding hope
and its predictors. Based on this philosophy, the mediating role of psychological
inflexibility in the relationship among hope, mindfulness, and sense of uniqueness was
examined in this study. A total of 352 undergraduate students (279 female and 73 male)
from various universities in Turkey were included in to study. The results indicated that
psychological inflexibility has a full mediator role in the relationship between mindfulness
and hope and a partial mediator role in the relationship between sense of uniqueness and
hope. The findings are discussed in the context of theoretical postulation and current
empirical studies. In line with the results, recommendations for researchers and mental
health practitioners are provided.