The Role of General and Daily Control Beliefs for Affective Stressor-Reactivity Across Adulthood and Old Age

Koffer, Rachel; Drewelies, Johanna; Almeida, David M.; Conroy, David E.; Pincus, Aaron L.; Gerstorf, Denis; Ram, Nilam

doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx055

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“…As a consequence, they may experience higher levels of anxiety and a lower sense of self-efficacy when facing challenges, which is typically manifested in difficulties with downregulating emotional reactivity to stressors (Galinsky, Gruenfeld, & Magee, 2003; Keltner et al, 2003). To illustrate this point, a few empirical studies have begun to document the relevance of perceived control for affective reactivity (Koffer et al, 2019; Tighe et al, 2015). Although there may be a link between perceived control and broad affective reactivity, the associations between control and NA reactivity are particularly strong.…”

Section: Perceived Control As a Link Between Ppr Affective Reactivitmentioning

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Untangling the effects of partner responsiveness on health and well-being: The role of perceived control

Alonso-Ferres

Imami

Slatcher

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Perceived partner responsiveness (PPR)—the extent to which people feel understood, cared for, and appreciated—has been identified as an organizing principle in the study of close relationships. Previous work indicates that PPR may benefit physical health and well-being, but how PPR is associated with personal benefits is less clear. One cognitive mechanism that may help to explain these associations is perceived control. Here we tested two competing models (moderation vs. mediation) in which we assessed whether perceived control might explain how PPR impacts health, well-being, and mortality in a 20-year longitudinal study of adults ( N = 1,186). We found that PPR has a long-term positive association with health, well-being, and mortality via increased perceived control and, in turn, decreased negative affect reactivity to daily stressors. These findings have important implications for understanding the cognitive mechanisms that link PPR to health and well-being.

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Section: Perceived Control As a Link Between Ppr Affective Reactivitmentioning

confidence: 99%

Untangling the effects of partner responsiveness on health and well-being: The role of perceived control

Alonso-Ferres

Imami

Slatcher

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…While it was unexpected that more disruptive behaviors did not predict greater distress reactivity, previous work aligns with this null finding 6 . It may be that some caregivers are using positive coping strategies such as mastery to mitigate distress when faced with disruptive behaviors 32 …”

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Family caregivers' distress responses to daily behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: The moderating role of relationship quality

Chunga

Kim

Liu

et al. 2020

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are associated with distress among caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD), but less is known about how relationship quality may buffer this association. This study examines the association between daily BPSD and daily perceived distress among family caregivers and the moderating role of relationship quality. Methods Data were from 173 family caregivers of PWD from the Daily Stress and Health study. Relationship quality was assessed at the baseline interview; then on each of the 8 following consecutive days, caregivers reported frequency of daily BPSD (six domains) and their respective distress (calculated as daily distress sum and daily distress mean scores) through daily evening phone interviews at home. A 2‐level multilevel model approach was employed to differentiate within‐person (WP) and between‐person (BP) effects. Results Greater daily BPSD occurrence was associated with higher daily distress (sum and mean scores) at WP and BP levels. However, relationship quality moderated the association between daily BPSD occurrence and daily distress sum scores at both WP and BP levels. Caregivers who reported better relationship quality with the PWD had lower levels of daily distress sum scores in response to daily BPSD occurrence, compared to their counterparts with poorer relationship quality. Conclusions This study revealed that relationship quality attenuated the effect of daily BPSD occurrence on caregivers' distress. Future dementia caregiver education and support programs should consider building relationship quality into the personalized program design to improve caregiver mental health and well‐being.

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“…Concerning the locus of control, even though items related to internal and external control which could diminish the capacity for adaptation were included, they did not form part of the final model. This may have been due to the perception of control and cause of events, although generating a stronger feeling of capacity for managing situations [ 22 , 26 ] may not be directly related to one’s possibility to adapt. That is, the capacity for adjusting to daily situations may be independent of the control that one feels one has over them.…”

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“…Thus, counting on strong perceived social support provides material sustenance and emotional comfort to people, in addition to helping them to reduce the negative evaluation of events, enabling them to alleviate distress and improve adaptation [ 45 ]. Along this line, the study by Koffer et al [ 26 ] found that beliefs about control in stressful situations increase with age, postulating that this result could be due to the decrease in availability and efficacy of psychosocial resources.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The sense of control may be internal or external. Beliefs about stronger internal control buffer the effects of stressors, so people who feel more able to control stressful events adapt better, as they are more able to face them, even though they may be more strongly exposed to this type of event [ 22 , 26 ]. However, other authors note that although at first sight it might be thought that the internal locus of control is related directly with wellbeing, it is not always that way.…”

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Design and Validation of the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire: New Realities in Times of COVID-19

Fuentes

Jurado

Martínez

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Emotional and cognitive-behavioral factors influence people’s adaptability to change. Based on this premise, the objective of this study was to develop, evaluate and validate the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10) for identifying those who show poor adaptability to adverse situations, such as those caused by COVID-19. This study was carried out in a sample of 1160 adults and produced a 10-item instrument with good reliability and validity indices. It is an effective tool useful in research and in clinical practice. Calculation tables are provided for the general Spanish population and by sex to evaluate adaptability to change. The two-dimensional structure proposed in the original model was confirmed. This instrument will enable the needs for adaptation to the new reality associated with COVID-19 to be detected and also other situations in which the subject becomes immersed which demand adaptation strategies in the new situation lived in.

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The Role of General and Daily Control Beliefs for Affective Stressor-Reactivity Across Adulthood and Old Age

Abstract: Mixed evidence of age differences across general and daily control beliefs highlights how within-person processes may differentially contribute to well-being as individuals accommodate age-related strengths and vulnerabilities.

Cited by 30 publications

References 53 publications

Untangling the effects of partner responsiveness on health and well-being: The role of perceived control

Untangling the effects of partner responsiveness on health and well-being: The role of perceived control

Family caregivers' distress responses to daily behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: The moderating role of relationship quality

Design and Validation of the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire: New Realities in Times of COVID-19

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