Summit
2025 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2025
The More You Fear, the Worse You Feel: RI-Clpm Supports Unidirectional Long-Term Associations between Risk Perceptions and Reduced Future Well-Being
- Cameron Tan
National University of Singapore - Vanessa Teo
Singapore University of Social Sciences - Ismaharif Ismail
University of California Santa Barbara (Communication) - Vincent Oh
Singapore University of Social Sciences
Abstract
We analysed an eight-year, four-wave panel study of U.S. adults (N = 7,289) using RI-CLPM. Higher risk perceptions predicted future declines in psychological well-being, even after accounting for neuroticism and prior well-being. No reverse effect was found, supporting a unidirectional pathway from risk perception to well-being over time.
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