ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Do Positive Illusions of Control Foster Happiness
- Martina Kaufmann
University of Trier - Anastasiya Lipnevich
City University of New York - Thomas Goetz
University of Konstanz - Reinhard Pekrun
University of Munich
Abstract
Positive emotions are believed to benefit from optimistic perceptions even when such perceptions are illusory. This research showed that illusory control over environmental outcomes mitigated negative emotions but did not foster positive emotions. However, a loss of illusory control, which had no impact on negative emotions, significantly reduced positive emotions.
Positive Psychology
