Perceived control over development and subjective well-being
Differential benefits across adulthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frieder R Lang (0000-0002-2660-1619, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author), Jutta Heckhausen (0000-0002-9722-6246) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 509-523 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.81.3.509 |
| PMID | 11554650 |
| OpenAlex | W2156257696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
| References cited | 51 |
The relationship between perceived control over development (PCD) and subjective well-being (SWB) across adulthood was examined in 3 studies. In Study 1, with 480 adults aged between 20 and 90 years, PCD was closely related to SWB. Chronological age moderated the associations between PCD and SWB beyond individual differences in health, intelligence, social support, and socioeconomic status. In the longitudinal Study 2, with 42 older adults, strong PCD was associated with increased positive affect only when desirable events had occurred previously. In Study 3, older adults experienced greater satisfaction when attributing attainment of developmental goals to their ability, whereas younger adults were more satisfied when attributing such successes to their own efforts. Findings point to adaptive adjustments of control perceptions to age-related actual control potentials across adulthood.
Adult Development · Affect (linguistics · Control (management) · Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device) · Educational attainment · Happiness · Life satisfaction · Longitudinal study · Perceived control · Perception · Socioeconomic status · Subjective well-being · Young adult · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 44 |
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| Citations per year | 2,83 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 64 |