The extent to which an individual believes in free will is associated with a number of positive life outcomes, including their own subjective well-being. However, it is not known whether the belief that one has free will is uniquely associated with subjective well-being over and above potential confounding variables. We examined a sense of personal control as one such confound-specifically, whether the association between free will belief (FWB) and subjective well-being is based, in part, on the degree to which an individual feels a sense of personal control over their life. In Study, 1 trait-level belief in personal control significantly uniquely predicted satisfaction with life and stress, over and above the contribution of FWB. In Study 2, within-person daily fluctuations in stress and depression were not significantly predicted by daily changes in FWB over and above the contribution of personal control/choice. The findings provide new insight into the relationship between FWB and subjective well-being.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5949610 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00623 | DOI Listing |
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