KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Assessment and Research in Applied Counseling (JARAC) 5 Serial Number 17 2023 09 01 Investigating the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation skills on students' cognitive flexibility and working memory Investigating the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation skills on students' cognitive flexibility and working memory 113 118 10.61838/kman.jarac.5.3.15 EN Journal Article <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The current study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation skill training on cognitive flexibility and working memory.<br /><strong>Methods and Materials: </strong>The research was conducted using a quasi-experimental method with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all ninth-grade students in Jajarm city<br />in the academic year of 2021-2022 who were studying in public and private girls and boys' schools, as well as state-sponsored, exemplary, and talented ones. Out of which, 60 participants were selected using cluster sampling and randomly assigned<br />to two equal groups of 30 participants (an experimental group and a control group). To collect data, two questionnaires, the Daneman and Carpenter (1980) working memory test and the cognitive flexibility questionnaire by Dennis and Vanderwal<br />(2010), were used. Multivariate covariance analysis tests and SPSS software were used for data analysis.<br /><strong>Findings:</strong> The results indicated that emotional self-regulation skill training had a significant effect on the cognitive flexibility and the working memory of experimental group subjects (P &lt; 0.05).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Therefore, training in emotional self-regulation skills has a significant impact on students' cognitive flexibility. </p> <p> </p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jarac/article/download/1265/3953