Improving workplace safety by thinking about what might have been: A first look at the role of counterfactual thinking.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2019.12.010
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Information processing theories of workplace safety suggest that cognition is an antecedent of safety behavior. However, little research has directly tested cognitive factors as predictors of workplace safety within organizational psychology and behavior research.… read more here.
Keywords: counterfactual thinking; safety behavior; safety; workplace safety ... See more keywords
Narratives of Regret: How Anticipated Regret and Counterfactual Thinking Can Promote COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions in Unvaccinated Adults
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DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2025.2481906
Abstract: ABSTRACT Previous research has identified the potential for narratives to motivate health behavior change. The present study examines the effects of narratives highlighting counterfactual thinking about what could have been, alongside overt emotional expressions of… read more here.
Keywords: covid vaccination; counterfactual thinking; narratives regret; thinking ... See more keywords
Counterfactual Thinking Among Victims of Sexual Assault: Relationships With Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth
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DOI: 10.1177/0886260519852629
Abstract: Counterfactual thinking is thinking of alternatives to events that have already occurred. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationships between counterfactual thinking and both posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth among undergraduate… read more here.
Keywords: sexual assault; counterfactual thinking; posttraumatic growth; posttraumatic stress ... See more keywords
Decision Reversibility and Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Counterfactual Thinking and Anticipated Regret
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DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s364548
Abstract: Purpose Extensive research has shown that reversible decisions yield lower post-decision satisfaction than irreversible decisions. However, to date, little is known about how decision reversibility affects post-decision satisfaction. Based on regret theory, this study aimed… read more here.
Keywords: decision reversibility; satisfaction; decision; counterfactual thinking ... See more keywords
Thinking of better or worse? How goal orientation affects safety behavior in near misses
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DOI: 10.2224/sbp.6666
Abstract: Near misses in which safety plays a critical role are significant to organizations. However, how people in safety-critical organizations can learn from near misses and in the future avoid the associated negative consequences still remains… read more here.
Keywords: counterfactual thinking; safety; goal orientation; near misses ... See more keywords
The Bidirectional Relation Between Counterfactual Thinking and Closeness, Controllability, and Exceptionality
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.732870
Abstract: In four experiments, we explored the inferences people make when they learn that counterfactual thinking has occurred. Experiment 1 (N = 40) showed that knowing that a protagonist had engaged in counterfactual thinking (compared to… read more here.
Keywords: closeness controllability; thinking; protagonist; controllability exceptionality ... See more keywords
How Duty-Free Policy Influences Travel Intention: Mediating Role of Perceived Value and Moderating Roles of COVID-19 Severity and Counterfactual Thinking
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.908736
Abstract: Counterfactual thinking is presumed to play a preparatory function in promoting people’s behavioural intentions. This study specifically addresses the impacts of COVID-19 severity, tourists’ counterfactual thinking about the pandemic, and tourists’ perceived duty-free consumption value… read more here.
Keywords: covid severity; duty free; counterfactual thinking; free policy ... See more keywords
Counterfactual Thinking-Related Emotional Responses in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.589335
Abstract: Objective: To explore the emotional characteristics of counterfactual thinking (CT)-related emotion responses in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) via the “counterfactual thinking gambling task (CTGT).” Method: Twenty-five patients with MDD (the MDD group) and… read more here.
Keywords: counterfactual thinking; group; related emotion; thinking related ... See more keywords