| dc.description.abstract | The current research examines immediate regrets occurring at the time of a meaningful
life outcome to better understand influences on real-life regrets. This research used a
longitudinal approach to examine both initial severity and the rate of change in immediate regrets. Initial severity was associated with greater past control over the
outcome and lower levels of future ability to attain goals relevant to the regret and correct
the regretted situation. Regret decreased over time, but less so if it concerned attainable
ongoing goals. These contrasting effects of future opportunity on initial severity and
change over time support a Dynamic Opportunity Principle of regret. Furthermore, the
effects of past opportunity and of actions versus inactions on immediate regrets diverged
from past findings about retrospective regrets. Immediate regrets may fundamentally
differ from retrospective regrets, and implications for our understanding of regret are
discussed. | en_US |
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