What makes for the most intense regrets? Comparing the effects of several theoretical predictors of regret intensity

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dc.citation.volume7
dc.contributor.authorTowers A
dc.contributor.authorWilliams MN
dc.contributor.authorHill SR
dc.contributor.authorPhilipp MC
dc.contributor.authorFlett R
dc.date.available2016-12-15
dc.date.available2016-11-28
dc.date.issued15/12/2016
dc.description.abstractSeveral theories have been proposed to account for variation in the intensity of life regrets. Variables hypothesized to affect the intensity of regret include: whether the regretted decision was an action or an inaction, the degree to which the decision was justified, and the life domain of the regret. No previous study has compared the effects of these key predictors in a single model in order to identify which are most strongly associated with the intensity of life regret. In this study, respondents (N D 500) to a postal survey answered questions concerning the nature of their greatest life regret. A Bayesian regression analysis suggested that regret intensity was greater for—in order of importance—decisions that breached participants’ personal life rules, decisions in social life domains than non-social domains, and decisions that lacked an explicit justification. Although regrets of inaction were more frequent than regrets of action, regrets relating to actions were slightly more intense.
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dc.identifierARTN 1941
dc.identifier.citationFRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 2016, 7
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01941
dc.identifier.elements-id284859
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/10383
dc.publisherFrontiers in Psychology
dc.relation.isPartOfFRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectregret
dc.subjectjustification
dc.subjectinaction
dc.subjectaction
dc.subjectBayesian
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleWhat makes for the most intense regrets? Comparing the effects of several theoretical predictors of regret intensity
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Health Science
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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