Learned resourcefulness and perceived control of pain: A preliminary examination of construct validity

Matisyohu Weisenberg, Yuval Wolf, Tamar Mittwoch, Mario Mikulincer

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Learned resourcefulness has been conceptualized as a behavioral repertoire by which an individual can regulate internal responses to aversive situations. The Self-Control Schedule (SCS) is the instrument designed to measure the extent to which an individual exhibits learned resourcefulness and utilizes self-regulatory processes. The self-regulatory processes are seen as affecting perceived self-efficacy. SCS was premeasured in a study designed to examine the effects of perceived self-control on pain perception. The data indicated that when given the opportunity, high- compared to low-resourcefulness individuals use self-regulatory processes. SCS was found to be related to the skin resistance response and rated anxiety during the study. No relationship was obtained between SCS and perceived self-efficacy. SCS did appear to differentiate subjects in terms of who is more or less likely to use self-regulatory processes on anxiety-related variables. The theoretical implications of these data were discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-110
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Research in Personality
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1990

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the Fund for Basic Research administered by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and by Grant 03-754 from the Research Authority, Bar-Ilan University. Send correspondence and reprint requests to Professor M. Weisenberg, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University. Ramat-Can 52900, Israel.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Learned resourcefulness and perceived control of pain: A preliminary examination of construct validity'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this