Perceived Control Theory, Research, and Practice in the First 50 Years
Perceived Control Theory, Research, and Practice in the First 50 Years
- ISBN 13:
9780190257040
- ISBN 10:
0190257040
- Edition: 1st
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 09/30/2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
Edited by John W. Reich and Frank J. Infurna, Perceived Control: Theory, Research, and Practice in the First 50 Years commemorates this important anniversary by featuring contributions from leading figures of the time--some of whom were there at the very beginning of Rotter's extraordinary breakthrough--to give readers a valuable historical record and measuring stick to illustrate how far we've come. Other contributors to this volume expertly present contemporary and cutting-edge summaries of the current state of our knowledge all while giving us a roadmap for future developments and directions. What have these developments revealed about basic human strengths and
capacities? Why has this concept proven so remarkably effective in illuminating our everyday life in sickness and health?
Perceived Control is a fascinating work that incorporates research from Rotter's original concept, and addresses many of the leading comparable concepts that have since evolved: self-efficacy, personal mastery, competence, primary and secondary control, and more specific topics such as health locus of control,learned helplessness, and other heuristic concepts discussed in many different fields of psychology and the allied disciplines.
As Perceived Control skillfully attests, Rotter's work continues to thrive, leaving little doubt that its infl uence will endure for another half century or more.