The desirability of control

Burger, Jerry M.; Cooper, Harris

doi:10.1007/bf00994052

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“…It has been argued that locus of control is not a motivational variable that shows desire or effort for control (Shapiro, 1996). In addition, the desire for control over one's own choices (Deci & Ryan, 1985), which has been found to be associated with the decision to use CM (Truant & Bottorff, 1999;Yates et al, 1993), may be different from an expectancy for control over outcomes (Burger, 1985;Burger & Cooper, 1979).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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An investigation of the health beliefs and motivations of complementary medicine clients

Sirois

Gick

2002

Social Science & Medicine

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An investigation of the health beliefs and motivations of complementary medicine clients

Sirois

Gick

2002

Social Science & Medicine

225

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“…People are often motivated to believe they have personal control over their lives (e.g., Burger & Cooper, 1979;Kelly, 1955;Rothbaum, Weisz, & Snyder, 1982;Seligman, 1975).…”

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Seeking structure in social organization: Compensatory control and the psychological advantages of hierarchy.

Friesen

Kay

Eibach

et al. 2014

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Hierarchies are a ubiquitous form of human social organization. We hypothesized that 1 reason for the prevalence of hierarchies is that they offer structure and therefore satisfy the core motivational needs for order and control relative to less structured forms of social organization. This hypothesis is rooted in compensatory control theory, which posits that (a) individuals have a basic need to perceive the world as orderly and structured, and (b) personal and external sources of control are capable of satisfying this need because both serve the comforting belief that the world operates in an orderly fashion. Our first 2 studies confirmed that hierarchies were perceived as more structured and orderly relative to egalitarian arrangements (Study 1) and that working in a hierarchical workplace promotes a feeling of self-efficacy (Study 2). We threatened participants’ sense of personal control and measured perceptions of and preferences for hierarchy in 5 subsequent experiments. Participants who lacked control perceived more hierarchy occurring in ambiguous social situations (Study 3) and preferred hierarchy more strongly in workplace contexts (Studies 4–5). We also provide evidence that hierarchies are indeed appealing because of their structure: Preference for hierarchy was higher among individuals high in Personal Need for Structure and a control threat increased preference for hierarchy even among participants low in Personal Need for Structure (Study 5). Framing a hierarchy as unstructured reversed the effect of control threat on hierarchy (Study 6). Finally, hierarchy-enhancing jobs were more appealing after control threat, even when they were low in power and status (Study 7).

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“…En resumen, el deseo de control es una motivación para la acción, y el locus de control es la atribución del resultado de dicha acción. Aunque ambos conceptos están relacionados, las personas con mayor deseo de control muestran un locus de control interno (Burger y Cooper, 1979;De Miguel, Martín, Márquez, Ruiz y Micó, 2013), no se refieren al mismo fenómeno.…”

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El Efecto Del Deseo De Control en El Desarrollo De Competencias

Sanz

Calvo

Barriada

2016

Revista INFAD de Psicología

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One of the proposed aim of the new higher education´s paradigm is the obtaining and development of competences which favour the entry into employment of students. This obtaining and development process is not only carried out in the educational context but there could be individual variables that can take part in this process. One of these variables is the desire of control. The aim of this study is to know the effect of individual differences in desire of control related to their competences development. There were 69 students participating in the study, aged between 18 and 26 years old. Results have shown that desire of control can play a key role in the obtaining, the coaching and the development competences of students. RESUMENUno de los objetivos propuestos en el nuevo paradigma de la educación superior es la adquisición y desarrollo de competencias que faciliten la inserción de los estudiantes en el mundo laboral. Este proceso de adquisición y desarrollo no sólo se lleva a cabo en el contexto educativo sino que hay ciertas variables de carácter individual que pueden intervenir en este proceso. Una de esas variables es el deseo de control. El objetivo del presente trabajo es conocer el efecto de las diferencias individuales en el deseo de control sobre el desarrollo de competencias. Han participado en el estudio 69 estudiantes universitarios con edades comprendidas entre los 18 y 26 años. Los resultados muestran que el deseo de control puede jugar un papel clave en la adquisición, entrenamiento y desarrollo de competencias en estudiantes universitarios.

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The desirability of control

Cited by 709 publications

References 15 publications

An investigation of the health beliefs and motivations of complementary medicine clients

An investigation of the health beliefs and motivations of complementary medicine clients

Seeking structure in social organization: Compensatory control and the psychological advantages of hierarchy.

El Efecto Del Deseo De Control en El Desarrollo De Competencias

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