investigating the reliability and validity of the cognitive flexibility inventory (cfi-i) among iranian university students

objective: the purpose of the present study was to inspect the validity and reliability of the iranian version of the cognitive flexibility inventory (cfi-i). methods: the statistical population of the present study was selected among the university students studying at shiraz university in the 2010-2011 academic year. two hundred and seventy seven of the university students were recruited via cluster sampling method. the participants answered the cognitive flexibility inventory (cfi-i), connor and davidson resilience scale (cd-risc), beck depression inventory second edition (bdi-ii) and billings and moos coping styles questionnaire (csq). results: to examine the validity of the cfi-i, factor analysis by principle component analysis method was run, the result of which yielded three factors namely, control, alternatives and alternatives for human behaviors that explained 56.02% of the variance. support for the convergent and discriminant validity of the cfi-i was obtained by its correlations with the measures of depression, coping strategies, and resilience. evidence for the internal consistency of the cfi was obtained by calculating correlations between the cfi-i and its subscales. also, the cronbach’s alpha and test-retest coefficients for the cfi-i reliability were 0.90 and 0.71, respectively. conclusion: it was concluded that the iranian version of the cfi has acceptable levels of validity and reliability among iranian university students and can be utilized in research investigations and therapeutic interventions.