Causal Uncertainty and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Accommodation (Secondary Control)  

Oleh:

Tobin, Stephanie J. ; Raymundo, Melissa M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 36 no. 3 (Mar. 2010), page 371-383.
Topik: causal uncertainty; secondary control; accommodation; depression; negative affect
Fulltext: PSPB_36_03_371.pdf (750.21KB)

Isi artikel

Causal uncertainty about one’s own outcomes (CU-Own) is associated with negative affect, depression, and a lack of perceived primary control. We predicted that accommodation, or secondary control, would act as a psychological buffer for high—CU-Own individuals, reducing negative affect and depression.We tested this hypothesis in two studies: one cross-sectional (Study 1) and one longitudinal (Study 2). Participants completed measures of CU-Own, harmony control, and depression in Study 1 and measures of CU-Own, harmony control, flexible goal adjustment, and negative affect in Study 2. Analyses reveal that the CU-Own-depression and CU-Own—negative affect associations were weaker when harmony control or flexible goal adjustment was high. Additional analyses in Studies 1 and 2 examined the roles played by primary control, locus of control, optimism, pessimism, and causal importance. Implications for the CU and accommodation literatures are discussed.

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