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AIDS prevention among young people. Yet another perspective on the topic was offered by authors who addressed the functions of counterfactual thinking, and attempted to determine what purpose is served by ruminating over events that cannot be changed. McMullen, Markman and Gavanski (Chapter 5) discuss how counterfactual thinking may contribute to a sense of control; Roese and Olson (Chapter 6) discuss the role of counterfactual thinking in preparing for future situations, and Davis and Lehman (Chapter 13) propose that counterfactual thinking may help to make sense of tragic events. Two chapters address possible individual differences in counterfactual thinking, albeit from radically different perspectives. Kasmatis and Wells (Chapter 3) examine the relation of counterfactual thinking to traditional personality constructs, such as optimism and selfesteem. In contrast, Landman (Chapter 8) offers an analysis grounded in literary traditions. She argues that broad world views, corresponding roughly to the literary categories of romance, comedy, tragedy and irony, may form a relatively stable part of a person's outlook, and may interact with both counterfactual attributions and the resul

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Author

Blythe McVicker Clinchy

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0888-4080)

Published

1997

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)