Dimensions of control: Mediational analyses of the stress–health relationship |
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Authors: | MA Montpetit CS Bergeman |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 118 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States |
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Abstract: | Multiple dimensions of control are examined in relations with stress and physical health outcomes. Factor analysis of six measures of control from 187 elderly individuals yielded two factors: Self-Efficacy, people’s beliefs about their ability to exercise control over themselves and their environment, and Need for Power and Autonomy, the desire to control others and exercise self-determination. Various hypotheses regarding the process by which control impacts the relationship between stress and health were then tested. Self-Efficacy partially mediated and moderated the relationship between stress and physical health, whereas the Need for Power and Autonomy served neither function. Self-efficacy appears to be a lens through which older adults view stress, affecting the way it is interpreted and managed, ultimately impacting health outcomes. |
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Keywords: | Adaptation Control Self-efficacy Process |
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