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Helplessness and hospitalization: more remarks.

C Peterson, C S Raps

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    |January 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    Hospitalization may lead to learned helplessness in patients, as suggested by our prior research. Despite criticisms, we maintain that converging evidence from field and lab studies supports this conclusion.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Health Psychology

    Background:

    • Learned helplessness is a psychological state where individuals feel powerless.
    • Previous research suggested hospitalization may induce learned helplessness.
    • Criticisms were raised regarding the direct assessment of perceived control and alternative explanations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address criticisms of prior research on hospitalization and learned helplessness.
    • To advocate for evaluating field research through convergence with laboratory findings.
    • To defend the validity of the learned helplessness hypothesis in the context of hospitalization.

    Main Methods:

    • The study acknowledges criticisms regarding the lack of direct assessment of perceived control.
    • It discusses the potential for alternative factors to explain observed data.
    • The research emphasizes the importance of convergence between field and laboratory findings.

    Main Results:

    • The authors agree that their previous investigation lacked fine-grained analysis.
    • They argue that criticisms overlooked the convergence between their field study and laboratory research.
    • Evidence supporting learned helplessness in hospitalized patients is supported by converging data.

    Conclusions:

    • Field research on learned helplessness should consider convergence with laboratory findings.
    • Despite methodological criticisms, the learned helplessness hypothesis remains plausible.
    • Hospitalization may indeed contribute to learned helplessness, supported by consistent evidence.

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