Control, put yourself in the driver's seat

A Happier Year is now available — an illustrated calendar with 366 science-based actions. Use the code "happycastlistener" for 10% off at checkout on How can we gain more control of our feelings and of our lives? [00:00] Intro [01:20] What is control? [03:43] You can't control everything [04:45] Study: Control helps older adults through stressful times [08:25] How to feel more in control References: Thompson, S.C. (2017) The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning In C.R. Snyder, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa M. Edwards, and Susana C. Marques (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 3rd Edition. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199396511.013.22 Dulin, P. L., Hanson, B. L., & King, D. K. (2013). Perceived control as a longitudinal moderator of late-life stressors on depressive symptoms, Aging and Mental Health, 17 (6), 718-723 .

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Control, put yourself in the driver's seat is an episode from Happycast: The Science of Happiness by Trina Kushnerik.

This episode is 14:43 long.

This episode was published on Dec 11, 2019.

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