The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning

By S. Thompson. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. A. Clarke
2. S. Etezadi
3. D. Pushkar

In Clinical Psychology

1. A. Clarke
2. S. Etezadi
3. D. Pushkar
4. M. Barry

In Social Psychology

1. S. Etezadi
2. D. Pushkar

Citations in the corpus

• Why are Wise People Happier? An Explanatory Model of Wisdom and Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults (2013, background): “Given the essential importance of control, it makes sense that humans have been shaped by evolution to derive psychological benefits, for example increased positive affect and decreased negative affect, from a sense of control (Thompson 2005).”
• What works in enhancing social and emotional skills development during childhood and adolescence? A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of school-based and out-of-school programmes in the UK. (2015, background): “, 2004), Self-Efficacy, Locus of Control (Thompson, 2009) and the analysis of prosocial behaviour (Penner et al.”