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The Paradoxical Role of Perceived Control in Late Life Health Behavior

Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: e0148921 - e0148921
Published: Mar 14, 2016
Abstract
Research has established the health benefits of psychological factors, including the way individuals appraise outcomes. Although many studies confirm that appraising outcomes as controllable is adaptive for health, a paradoxical possibility is largely ignored: Perceived control may be detrimental under some conditions. Our premise was that appraising health as controllable but at the same time ascribing little value to it might signal a...
Paper Details
Title
The Paradoxical Role of Perceived Control in Late Life Health Behavior
Published Date
Mar 14, 2016
Journal
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
e0148921 - e0148921
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