Positive and Negative Affect in Illusion of Control
2012
Research regarding the illusion of control was dominated by the studies
examining the effect of depressive affect on the overestimation of control
over uncontrollable events. However, the relative contributions of high
Negative Affect (NA) and low Positive Affect (PA), as underlying dimensions
of depressive states, has remained unclear. This study researched how both PA
and NA had affected the illusion of control. Two weeks before illusion
induction, trait PA and NA of 54 first-year university students were
assessed, and just before and after illusion induction task their state forms
were estimated. The induction consisted of solving unsolvable tasks and
obtaining positive feedback for all the answers. The illusion of control was
significantly correlated with all three PA scores, and none of the NA. After
controlling for trait measures, the PA after illusion induction remained the
only significant predictor of illusion. The relation of positive affect and
illusory judgement in maintaining mental health were discussed.
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