The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on individuals and communities worldwide, resulting in unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety. Current research is focusing on investigating the pandemic’s psychological effects, particularly on mental health and well-being. Researchers are particularly interested in understanding how stressors related to COVID-19 affect individuals’ beliefs and ego resilience. The purpose of the present study is to examine the role of ego resilience and rational/irrational beliefs in the relationship between coronavirus-related stressors and psychological well-being in university students. In this study, 532 young adults residing in Turkey participated, with an age range of 18 to 54 years and a mean age of 23 years (standard deviation = 4.08). The sample consisted of 358 female (67.3%) and 174 male (32.7%). The study results showed that coronavirus-related stressors had significant predictive effects on rational and irrational beliefs and ego resilience. Furthermore, stressors predicted ego resilience through rational and irrational beliefs, and beliefs mediated this association. The mediation results finally reported that ego resilience and irrational beliefs mediated the link between stressors and psychological well-being, yet rational beliefs did not mediate this association. Rational beliefs predicted psychological well-being through ego resilience among young adults. These findings indicate the importance of beliefs in promoting ego resilience and psychological well-being among young adults exposed to adverse experiences during the pandemic.

COVID-19 大流行对全世界的个人和社区产生了重大影响，导致前所未有的压力和焦虑。目前的研究重点是调查大流行的心理影响，特别是对心理健康和福祉的影响。研究人员特别感兴趣的是了解与 COVID-19 相关的压力源如何影响个人的信念和自我弹性。本研究的目的是探讨自我复原力和理性/非理性信念在冠状病毒相关压力源与大学生心理健康之间关系中的作用。在这项研究中，居住在土耳其的 532 名年轻人参与了研究，年龄范围为 18 至 54 岁，平均年龄为 23 岁（标准差 = 4.08）。样本包括 358 名女性 (67.3%) 和 174 名男性 (32.7%)。研究结果表明，与冠状病毒相关的压力源对理性和非理性信念以及自我弹性具有显着的预测作用。此外，压力源通过理性和非理性信念预测自我弹性，而信念调节了这种关联。中介结果最终表明，自我弹性和非理性信念调节了压力源和心理健康之间的联系，但理性信念并没有调节这种关联。理性信念通过年轻人的自我弹性来预测心理健康。这些发现表明，信念对于在大流行期间遭受不良经历的年轻人中促进自我恢复力和心理健康的重要性。