Perception de contrôle, désir de contrôle et santé psychologique.

Abstract

ResumeBien qu'il semble evident que la perception de contr61e et le desir de contrdle soient en relation avec la sante psychologique, les conditions particulieres sous lesquelles se manifestent les reactions positives ou negatives demandent a etre precisees. La pr&ente recherche vise a expliciter la relation entre la perception de contrdle, le desir de controle et la sante psychologique. L'examen de la contribution simultanee des deux types de contrdle pour rendre compte des variations du degre de depression, d'anxiete, de resignation et de detresse psychologique constitue une particularity de la pr£sente £tude. Les sujets (N = 224) ont complex des mesures de perception de contr&Ie (Paulhus, 1983), de desir de controle (Burger & Cooper, 1979), de detresse psychologique contenant des indices de depression et d'anxiete (Ilfeld, 1978) et de resignation (Thornton, 1982). Une regression polynomiale confirme l'existence d'une relation quadratique entre l'ecart (entre la perception et le desir de contrdle) et chacune des variables de sante psychologique a l'etude. L'equation polynomiale revele que plus cet ecart augmente (peu importe le sens), plus les indices de detresse psychologique, d'anxiete, de depression et de resignation sont importants; toutefois, la relation n'est pas purement lineaire, la composante quadratique revelant une courbe dont la pente est inversee. En outre, une serie de regressions multiples hierarchiques visant a verifier la contribution du desir de contrdle, de la perception de contrdle et leur effet multiplicatif sur les variables dependantes confirme l'egale contribution des variables de controle et revele que leur interaction s'avere significative en fonction de la depression et de la resignation. L'examen des effets simples decoulant de ces interactions indique que la perception de contrdle s'accompagne de plus de depression et de resignation a des niveaux faibles de desir de contrdle qu'a des niveaux moyens ou eieves.

Desire for Control, Sense of Control and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms

“…Consistent with its conceptualization as a motivating factor for gaining control, DC is generally positively related to SC (Burger, 1992). However, theory and research suggests that when an individual's perceived level of control does not reach that which they desire, they may experience negative psychological consequences, including anxiety and depression (Braith, McCullough, & Bush, 1988;Burger, 1984Burger, , 1991Burger, , 1992Conway, Vickers, & French, 1992;Evans et al, 1993;Garant & Alain, 1995;Wilkinson & Camove, 1992). One group of researchers has repeatedly examined the relationship between individuals high in DC and low in SC, and their proneness to distress and anxiety (see .…”

Anxiety disorders and control related beliefs: the exemplar of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

“…Generally, DC is negatively correlated with trait anxiety (Burger, 1992). However, individuals who have a perceived discrepancy between the level of control they desire and that attained may experience negative psychological consequences, such as anxiety and depression (Baron, Cusumano, Evans, Hodne, & Logan, 2004;Burger, 1984Burger, , 1991Burger, , 1992Conway, Vickers, & French, 1992;Evans et al, 1993;Garant & Alain, 1995;Wilkinson & Camove, 1992). For example, Braith, McCullough and Bush (1988) found that those individuals who experienced increases in anxiety following a relaxation session had higher levels of DC.…”

Çok Boyutlu Mevcut Kontrol Ölçeği geliştirme ve geçerlilik çalışması

“…In other words, desire for control and perceived control have only a small correlation, and they are correlated with the same psychological variables but at different strengths (Auerbach & Pegg, 2002;Burger, 1992;Hatton et al, 1989;Irwin, 2000). Nonetheless, the interaction between desire for control and perceived control can predict various psychological states; for example, high desire for control and low perceived control are related to psychological problems such as anxiety and depression (Garant & Alain, 1995;Logan et al, 1991;Moulding & Kyrios, 2007;Wilkinson & Camove, 1992 ).…”