Regret in Decision Making

By Terry Connolly, M. Zeelenberg. 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Decision Sciences

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Regret aversion and decision process quality: Effects of regret salience on decision process carefulness (2008, background): “Self-blame Regret versus Outcome Regret Recent research suggests that, in addition to outcome regret, decision makers experience and anticipate self-blame regret (cf. Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002; Connolly & Reb, 2005).”
On the psychology of ‘if only’: Regret and the comparison between factual and counterfactual outcomes (2005, background): “These may stem from both the anticipation and experience of this emotion (for reviews, Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002; Zeelenberg, 1999; Zeelenberg, Inman, & Pieters, 2001).”
Applying regret theory to investment choices: Currency hedging decisions (2008, neutral): “As stated by Connolly and Zeelenberg (2002), regret is ‘‘the emotion that has received the most attention from decision theorists’’.”
A Theory of Regret Regulation 1.0 (2007, methodology): “This idea is central in Decision Justification Theory (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002).”
Regulatory mode effects on counterfactual thinking and regret (2008, background): “…it implies switching from or staying with the status quo (e.g., Inman & Zeelenberg, 2002; Tsiros & Mittal, 2000), and whether there is decision justifiability (e.g. Regulatory Mode Effects On Regret 4 Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002; Gilovich & Medvec, 1995; Zeelenberg, Van Dijk & Manstead, 2000).”
Overconfidence in Political Behavior (2015, background): “Almost 40% could name someone they regretted voting for.1 1For more on regret-avoidance, see Connolly and Zeelenberg (2002), Zeelenberg (1999), Zeelenberg et al. (2001).”
How Product Category Shapes Preferences toward Global and Local Brands: A Schema Theory Perspective (2016, background): “The justification potential of an option increases the likelihood of selecting this option by (1) protecting the decision maker’s self-esteem (Simonson 1989) and (2) attenuating postdecisional regret if the selected option proves suboptimal (Connolly and Zeelenberg 2002).”
Consumer motivations for sustainable consumption : the interaction of gain, normative and hedonic motivations on electric vehicle adoption (2018, background): “Possible future emotions are taken into account and guide actions when consumers assess a product or a behavior (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002).”
What We Regret Most Are Lost Opportunities: A Theory of Regret Intensity (2009, background): “…the predictors of regret intensity, demographic variables, ratings of disappointment (van Dijk & Zeelenberg, 2002) and personal responsibility (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002), length of time since the regretted life event occurred, perceptions of past and future opportunity, and closure were…”
Decision speed and choice regret: When haste feels like waste (2011, background): “More recently, however, theorists have recognized that one can regret one's choice process evenwhen the choice does not turn out poorly (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002).”
Information Avoidance: Who, What, When, and Why (2010, background): “Regret is an aversive emotional experience, and people are motivated to minimize or avoid regret when possible by making decisions that they believe will be least “regrettable” (Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002; van Dijk & Zeelenberg, 2007; Zeelenberg, 1999; Zeelenberg & Pieters, 2007).”
Regret in economic and psychological theories of choice (2006, methodology): “…Tradition (PRT), originated in psychological inquiry into the antecedents and consequences of experiencing or anticipating feelings such as regret in connection with choice (see Gilovich & Medvec, 1995; Zeelenberg, 1999; Mellers, Schwartz & Ritov, 1999; Connolly & Zeelenberg, 2002, for reviews).”
Validation of a Decision Regret Scale (2003, background): “This is consistent with theories developed in the marketing literature that suggest that regret is more likely to occur given poor outcomes.(22,23) It is also consistent with the findings of one study examining a sample of patients with metastatic prostate cancer.”