Regularity of daily activities buffers the negative impact of low perceived control on affect

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Tighe, Caitlan A. Dautovich, Natalie D. Allen, Rebecca S.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The main objective of the present study was to examine the potential buffering effect of regularity of the duration of time spent on daily activities in the association between perceived control and affect in community-dwelling adults. The sample for the current study was derived from the Midlife in the United States longitudinal follow-up study, MIDUS-II. Findings corroborated the association between a general sense of perceived control and positive and negative affect. Further, daily regularity was found to moderate the relationships of perceived control and both positive and negative affect. In each case, the findings suggest that individuals who scored lower on perceived control measures were more likely to have better affective outcomes when they demonstrated greater regularity in daily activities. The findings imply the relevance of regularity to affective experiences.
Starting Page	448
Ending Page	457
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1007/s11031-014-9456-8
Volume Number	39
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://midus.wisc.edu/findings/pdfs/1415.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.midus.wisc.edu/findings/pdfs/1415.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-014-9456-8
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article