Long-term effects of control and predictability-enhancing interventions

Findings and ethical issues

Bibliographic Data

ID6203390
AuthorsRichard Schulz (0000-0002-3365-8154, Carnegie Mellon University, corresponding author), Barbara H Hanusa (0000-0002-2347-217X)
Year1978
Volume36
Issue11
Pages1194-1201
Publication date1978-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.36.11.1194
PMID745032
OpenAlexW2031205505
LanguageEN
Citations received70
References cited2

The long-term effects of participating in a field experiment on the effects of control and predictability-enhancing interventions are reported. Retirement home residents who had initially benefited from being exposed to a specific positive predictable or controllable event were assessed at three different intervals after the study was terminated. Health and psychological status data collected 24, 30, and 42 months after the study was terminated indicated no positive long-term effects attributable to the interventions. In fact, groups that had initially benefited from the interventions exhibited precipitous declines once the study was terminated, whereas groups that had not benefited remained stable over time. The theoretical and ethical implications of these data are discussed.

Control (management · Developmental psychology · Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Predictability · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Term (time · Aging and Gerontology Research · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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