The potential impact of perceived personal control on coping with a medical threat was investigated in genetic counseling, a clinical setting where issues of personal control are central. Data were collected from 72 counselees at a genetic clinic before, immediately after, and 1 month after initiating genetic counseling. Findings supported the hypothesized mediating model. Higher perceived control (cognitive-interpretive and decisional) and satisfaction with genetic counseling mediated between genetic counseling and the use of less emotion-focused coping strategies. Problem-focused coping was predicted only directly by counselees' knowledge of their problem after genetic counseling. Changes in emotion-focused coping were related to perceived increases in positive affect 1 month later, while changes in use of problem-focused coping were related to perceived decreases in both positive and negative affect.
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Shiloh, S., Berkenstadt, M., Meiran, N., Bat-Miriam-Katznelson, M., & Goldman, B. (1997). Mediating effects of perceived personal control in coping with a health threat: The case of genetic counseling. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27(13), 1146–1174. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01799.x
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