ANTECEDENTS OF CAUSAL UNCERTAINTY AND PERCEIVED CONTROL - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Perceptions of lack of control have been thought to be closely related to causal uncertainty, or uncertainty about the causes of events (Wea ry and Edwards, 1994). A 6-week prospective study tested the notion th at perceived lack of control results in higher levels of Inter causal uncertainty. This prediction was confirmed. It also was found that rim e I causal uncertainty was associated with higher levels of rime 2 per ceptions of lack of control. Feelings of lack of control, causal uncer tainty, and levels of depressive symptomatology were concurrently rela ted at both time periods. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.