Counterfactual reasoning for regretted situations involving controllable versus uncontrollable events: The modulating role of contingent self-esteem
| Autor: | Linden J. Ball, David Alford, Meredith R. Wilkinson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Counterfactual thinking
counterfactual reasoning General Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Regret regret Contingent self-esteem C800 Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology contingent self-esteem Psychology (miscellaneous) controllable events uncontrollable events Contingency Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Cognitive Psychology |
| ISSN: | 1895-1171 |
| DOI: | 10.5709/acp-0168-4 |
| Popis: | We report a study that examined the modulating impact of contingent self-esteem on regret\ud intensity for regretted outcomes associated with controllable versus uncontrollable events.\ud The Contingent Self-Esteem Scale (e.g., Kernis & Goldman, 2006) was used to assess the extent\ud to which a person’s sense of self-worth is based on self and others’ expectations. We found\ud that there was an influence of self-esteem contingency for controllable but not for uncontrollable\ud regret types. For controllable regret types individuals with a high contingent (i.e., unstable)\ud self-esteem reported greater regret intensity than those with a low contingent (i.e., stable)\ud self-esteem. We interpret this finding as reflecting a functional and adaptive role of high\ud contingent self-esteem in terms of mobilizing the application of counterfactual reasoning\ud and planning mechanisms that can enable personal expectations to be achieved in the future. |
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