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Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Sense of Control
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Jang, Yuri; Chiriboga, David A.; Small, Brent J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2008
Being discriminated against is an unpleasant and stressful experience, and its connection to reduced psychological well-being is well-documented. The present study hypothesized that a sense of control would serve as both mediator and moderator in the dynamics of perceived discrimination and psychological well-being. In addition, variations by age,…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Psychology, Gender Discrimination, Well Being
Short-Term Changes in General and Memory-Specific Control Beliefs and Their Relationship to Cognition in Younger and Older Adults
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Bielak, Allison A. M.; Hultsch, David F.; Levy-Ajzenkopf, Judi; MacDonald, Stuart W. S.; Hunter, Michael A.; Strauss, Esther – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
We examined short-term changes in younger and older adults' control beliefs. Participants completed measures of general and memory-specific competence and locus of control on 10 bi-monthly occasions. At each occasion, participants rated their control beliefs prior to and following completion of a battery of cognitive tasks. Exposure to the set of…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Cognitive Ability, Memory, Beliefs
Correlates of Changes in Desired Control Scores and in Life Satisfaction Scores among Elderly Persons.
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Ziegler, Michael; Reid, David W. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Describes the correlates of life satisfaction and desired control among 79 elderly residents by assessing residents at three points in time. Both life satisfaction and desired control were intercorrelated and related to other indices of psychological well-being at all three points in time. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Correlation, Individual Activities, Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control