Perceived control: a double-edged sword in old age

Although control beliefs are thought to be pivotal contributors to emotional well-being in old age, questions re-main about the specific and long-term emotional implications of different types of control beliefs. We examined three generalized beliefs about control (personal control over desirable outcomes, personal responsibility for un-desirable outcomes, perceived others ’ control) and their associations with emotional well-being (positive and neg-ative affect) using cross-sectional (