Psychological Adjustment and Tolerance for Psychological Pain: A Chain Mediation Model of Stress Mindset and Perceived Stress

Abstract

Stressful life events can cause individuals to experience psychological pain. Tolerating psychological pain depends on the ability to psychologically adjust to challenging situations and to view stress as enhancing. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the path from psychological adjustment to tolerance for psychological pain in terms of perceived stress and stress mindset. The study sample consisted of 709 adults from Turkey. A hypothetical model was tested using a chain mediation analysis. The study findings indicated that psychological adjustment predicted tolerance for psychological pain. Perceived stress and stress mindset were also found to have a chain mediating effect on the relationship between psychological adjustment and tolerance for psychological pain. The results are expected to contribute to programs and practices developed by mental health professionals to improve tolerance for psychological pain. These practices may specifically aim to increase psychological adjustment and an enhancing stress mindset.