Reacting to personal setbacks: Do you bounce back or give up?
Friday, September 5, 2014 - 00:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Sometimes when people get upsetting news – such as a failing exam grade or a negative job review – they decide instantly to do better the next time. In other situations that are equally disappointing, the same people may feel inclined to just give up. How can similar setbacks produce such different reactions? It may come down to how much control we feel we have over what happened, according to new research.