Perceived Control

John W. Reich is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. His career has been devoted to teaching and research in personality and social psychology. He has published over 100 articles and 5 books. His main focus has been on applying psychological theory and research to the enhancement of human well-being.Frank J. Infurna is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He is a developmental psychologist whose research is dedicated to examining resilience to major life stressors and psychosocial and work characteristics that are precursors for outcomes of healthy aging. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Aging.

• Chapter 1: Perceived Control: 50 Years of Innovation and Another 50 to Go Frank J. Infurna and John W. Reich Chapter 2: Internal versus External Locus of Control: An Early History Bonnie R. Strickland Chapter 3: And the Wisdom to Know the Difference: Locus of Control and Desire for Control Jerry M. Burger Chapter 4: The Cultural Context of Control Beth Morling Chapter 5: An Autobiography of Rotter's Social Learning Theory Modified for Health Kenneth Wallston Chapter 6: Perceived Control and Mindfulness (Controlling the Impossibility of Controllability) Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi and Ellen J. Langer Chapter 7: Foundations of Locus of Control: Looking Back Over a Half-Century of Research in Locus of Control of Reinforcement Stephen Nowicki and Marshall P. Duke Chapter 8: Three Generations of Research on Perceived Control Patricia Frazier, Howard Tennen, and Liza Meredith Chapter 9: Perceived Control and Behavior Change: A Personalized Approach Stephanie A. Robinson and Margie E. Lachman Chapter 10: Perceived Control and Depression: Forty Years of Research Liza M. Rubenstein, Lauren B. Alloy, and Lyn Y. Abramson Chapter 11: Control Striving and Control Perception in a Lifespan Developmental Framework Brandilynn Villareal and Jutta Heckhausen Chapter 12: Control Strategies for Managing Physical Health Problems in Old Age: Evidence for the Motivational Theory of Life-Span DevelopmentMeaghan Barlow, Carsten Wrosch, Jutta Heckhausen, and Richard Schulz Chapter 13: Seven Guideposts to the Study of Perceived Control Across the Lifespan Ellen Skinner

"Perceived Control brings together a stellar group of distinguished control researchers who provide a state-of-the-art look at 50 years of control research. This volume provides a comprehensive review of the perceived control area that is comprised of many constructs including learned helplessness, locus of control, primary and secondary control, and self-e cacy. This book is an important reference for researchers, students, and others who are interested in the topic of perceived control." --Paul Spector, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida"Perceived control is one of the most influential constructs in the history of psychology and I'm delighted to see it honored in this new compendium of papers. The editors have done a fine job in selecting contributors who show that perceived control set the stage for the development of a constellation of related constructs. The construct of perceived control is alive and well." --Delroy Paulhus, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia