Psychologists see perceptions of control as integral to motivation and, hence, human behavior.
Individuals' perceptions of control are intricately linked to the human capital investments they make.
Some of these draw a direct link between self-control and perceptions of control.
These include, inter alia, perceptions of control and predictability of events.
Social norms and perceptions of control appeared to play an important role in determining behaviour.
Thus, optimal compensation rules will also depend on the degree to which workers have internal versus external perceptions of control.
It is an open question whether a similar sorting occurs with respect to workers' perceptions of control.
These results suggest that maintenance of perceptions of control is beneficial to the psychological adjustment to cancer.
Mindful of developmental considerations, parental control and children's perceptions of control were considered key factors in this revised model.
We found that perceptions of control declined before and after disease, possibly as a consequence of the diagnosis of cancer.
Distractions that were interesting, important and pleasant were positively correlated with positive affect, perceptions of control over pain and ability to decrease pain.
