Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions

Individuals can negotiate with fate for control through exercising personal agency within the limits that fate has determined, a belief that is referred to as negotiable fate. The current study examined: (a) the social ecological factors that contribute to the prevalence of this belief in negotiable...

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Main Authors: Au, E. W. M., Mallorie, L., Chaturvedi, A., Viswanathan, M., Savani, K., Chiu, Chi-yue, Zhang, Zhixue
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107160
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18041
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author Au, E. W. M.
Mallorie, L.
Chaturvedi, A.
Viswanathan, M.
Savani, K.
Chiu, Chi-yue
Zhang, Zhixue
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Mallorie, L.
Chaturvedi, A.
Viswanathan, M.
Savani, K.
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description Individuals can negotiate with fate for control through exercising personal agency within the limits that fate has determined, a belief that is referred to as negotiable fate. The current study examined: (a) the social ecological factors that contribute to the prevalence of this belief in negotiable fate and; (b) the psychological functions it serves. The results from a cross-cultural study suggested that negotiable fate is more prevalent in contexts where individuals face many constraints in the pursuit of their goals (i.e., in Mainland China versus the United States), and it promotes active coping and positive self-views in those contexts. The importance of understanding how fate beliefs are linked to sociocultural contexts was discussed in reference to the psychological control literature and cultural psychology.
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spelling ntu-10356/1071602023-05-19T06:44:41Z Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions Au, E. W. M. Mallorie, L. Chaturvedi, A. Viswanathan, M. Savani, K. Chiu, Chi-yue Zhang, Zhixue Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology Individuals can negotiate with fate for control through exercising personal agency within the limits that fate has determined, a belief that is referred to as negotiable fate. The current study examined: (a) the social ecological factors that contribute to the prevalence of this belief in negotiable fate and; (b) the psychological functions it serves. The results from a cross-cultural study suggested that negotiable fate is more prevalent in contexts where individuals face many constraints in the pursuit of their goals (i.e., in Mainland China versus the United States), and it promotes active coping and positive self-views in those contexts. The importance of understanding how fate beliefs are linked to sociocultural contexts was discussed in reference to the psychological control literature and cultural psychology. 2013-12-04T09:17:50Z 2019-12-06T22:25:50Z 2013-12-04T09:17:50Z 2019-12-06T22:25:50Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Au, E. W. M., Chiu, C.-y., Zhang, Z .X., Mallorie, L., Chaturvedi, A., Viswanathan, M., et al. (2012). Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions. Journal of cross-cultural psychology, 43(6), 931-942. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107160 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18041 10.1177/0022022111421632 en Journal of cross-cultural psychology
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Savani, K.
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Zhang, Zhixue
Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
title Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
title_full Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
title_fullStr Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
title_full_unstemmed Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
title_short Negotiable fate : social ecological foundation and psychological functions
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topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107160
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18041
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