From Catastrophe to Mastery: The Relationship Between Internal Control and Distress During Economic Threat

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dc.contributor.advisorGreenglass, Esther
dc.contributor.authorChiacchia, Daniel Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-13T13:47:33Z
dc.date.available2020-11-13T13:47:33Z
dc.date.copyright2020-07
dc.date.issued2020-11-13
dc.date.updated2020-11-13T13:47:32Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Social and Personality)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractEvery year, many young people navigate through a precarious job market, leading to substantial psychological distress. Across two preregistered experiments, the current program of research examines the curvilinear relationship between perceptions of internal control and distress when people find themselves in an uncertain job market, as well as the psychological mechanism (i.e., self-blame) by which this effect may occur. In Study 1, perceived control over ones life more generally and perceived internal control over ones job prospects did not buffer against lower distress when ones job prospects were threatened, nor were the relationships curvilinear in nature. In Study 2, results indicated that perceived internal control over ones job prospects did not cause distress during economic threat. Furthermore, no evidence was found to suggest that those with high levels of perceived internal control were more likely to engage in self-blame. The theoretical and practical implications of the proposed research are discussed.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/37889
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectPersonality psychology
dc.subject.keywordsEconomic threat
dc.subject.keywordsYouth
dc.subject.keywordsInternal control
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-blame
dc.subject.keywordsDistress
dc.titleFrom Catastrophe to Mastery: The Relationship Between Internal Control and Distress During Economic Threat
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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