Seligman and his colleagues have suggested that people are most apt to experience helplessness when they perceive the causes of lack of control to be:

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Seligman and his colleagues have found that people are most likely to experience helplessness when they perceive the causes of lack of control to be stable and enduring, meaning they do not change over time or across situations. This applies regardless of whether the causes are related to personal characteristics of others or environmental forces, or if the lack of control is limited to just one sphere of life. However, stability of the cause is the main factor in inducing helplessness.

Seligman and His Colleagues Have Suggested That People Are Most