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Investigates how evaluative feedback affects perceived control and emotional responses.
= 322) utilized a similar high-stress condition to Study 1 and manipulated evaluative feedback in three conditions (i.e., positive, negative, and no-feedback conditions). Results indicated that negative feedback diminished the emotional benefits of perceived control on positive affect, while positive and no feedback allowed its protective influence on negative affect to persist. Together, these findings provide nuanced insights into how perceived control interacts with contextual factors to shape affective states. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
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