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Dare to compare: fact-based versus simulation-based comparison in daily life
Get PDFWe examined the relative frequency of social, counter factual, past-temporal, and future-temporal
comparison in daily life using an experience-sampling method, in which participants were
randomly prompted to record thought samples using palmtop computers carried for two weeks.
Comparative thought accounted for 12% of all thoughts, and all four comparison types occurred
with equivalent frequency. Comparisons may be either fact-based (i.e., based on actuality, as in
social and past-temporal comparison) or simulation-based (i.e., based on imagination, as in
counterfactual and future-temporal comparison). Because the latter are more “unbounded,” and
because greater perceived opportunity invites greater self-improvement, we predicted and found
that counterfactual and future-temporal comparison were more likely to be upward (vs.
downward) than social and past-temporal comparison. All comparison types focused on
approach more than avoidance motives, except for counterfactuals, which showed equivalent
focus on both. These findings reveal the prominence of comparative thought in daily life, and
underscore the value an integrative theory that describes social, counter factual, or temporal
comparison using a common theoretical platform
Right Place, Right Time, Right Care: An Evaluation of Ohio's Nursing Home Diversion and Transition Initiative--Research Brief
Get PDFIn 2010 the Ohio General Assembly asked the Ohio Department of Aging to develop and implement a nursing home diversion and transition initiative. This research brief summarizes the results from an evaluation of that initiative. Results showed that 3800 Ohioans were diverted or transitioned durng the project period and the majority were residing in the community six months later
Regret and behavior: comment on Zeelenberg and Pieters
Get PDFZeelenberg and Pieter's (2007) regret regulation theory 1.0 offers a synthesis that brings
together concepts spanning numerous literatures. We have no substantive disagreement with
their theory, but instead offer
3 observations to further aid regret researchers studying con-
sumer decision making. First, the overall arch of any regret theory must be situated within an
understanding of behavior regulation. Second, the distinction between regrets of action versus
inaction is best understood in terms of motivational implications, particularly with regard to
Higgin's
(1998) distinction between promotion and prevention focus. Third, the opportunity
principle offers a particularly clear means of summarizing the regulatory consequences of the
regret experience. Regret is an emotion pivotal for decision making, and its cognitive under-
pinning has and continues to be elucidated in research focusing on counter factual thinking
Implementation of the 2010 Ohio Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey : Research Brief
No full textIn 2010, the Scripps Gerontology Center conducted the fifth biennial Ohio Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey. The year the survey had the largest number of family responses ever, with 97% of facilities participating and nearly 30,000 involved family and friends responding. An online version of the survey was made available for the first time. This research brief includes highlights from the full research report
Ohio CCRCs in the Economic Downturn
Get PDFThis report examines how the economic downturn affected consumer opinions about choosing a CCRC and how the CCRCs in Ohio made adjustments in response to declining numbers of prospective residents. One hundred-sixty five Ohio CCRCs are included in the survey results
Praise for regret: people value regret above other negative emotions
Get PDFWhat do people think about the emotion of regret? Recent demonstrations of the psychological
benefits of regret have been framed against an assumption that most people find regret to be
aversive, both when experienced but also when recalled later. Two studies explored lay
evaluations of regret experiences, revealing them to be largely favorable rather than unfavorable.
Study 1 demonstrated that regret, but not other negative emotions, was dominated by positive
more than negative evaluations. In both Studies 1 and 2, although participants saw a great deal of
benefit from their negative emotions, regret stood out as particularly beneficial. Indeed, in Study
2, regret was seen to be the most beneficial of 12 negative emotions on all five functions of:
making sense of past experiences, facilitating approach behaviors, facilitating avoidance
behaviors, gaining insights into the self, and in preserving social harmony. Moreover, in Study 2,
individuals made self-serving ascriptions of regret, reporting greater regret experiences for
themselves than for others. In short, people value their regrets substantially more than they do
other negative emotions
Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Implications for Family Leisure Participation
Get PDFAn estimated 20% of breast cancer survivors
face the chronic condition of breast cancer related lymphedema. This study explored the
ways in which women with this condition experienced
changes in their participation in family
leisure as one indicator of family functioning.
Participants (N = 27) were interviewed regarding
lifestyles before and after lymphedema,
perceptions of personal independence, relationships
with others, and personal coping. Data
were analyzed using a cooperative, inductive
format. Participants described a heightened
sense of caution regarding participation in family
leisure activities. Participants coped with lymphedema by either modifying the way they
participated or not taking part in family leisure
activities. Professionals may use these findings
to assist women and their families in modifying leisure activities and exploring new activities
