Rodin and Langer (1976) as well as Schutz and Hanusa (1976) conducted field experiments in which nursing home residents were provided more control over their situations, and found those residents with greater control were happier and healthier. When assessing the long-term effects of the intervention, unlike Rodin and Langer (1976), Schutz and Hanusa (1978) found that those elderly participants who had earlier been allowed to schedule visits with college students actually had more health problems and higher mortality rates than those participants who had never had control over the visits. Explain these apparently contradictory findings.

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The Answer of Rodin and Langer (1976) as well as Schutz and Hanusa (1976) conducted field experiments in which nursing home residents were provided more control over their situations, and found those residents with greater control were happier and healthier. When assessing the long-term effects of the intervention, unlike Rodin and Langer (1976), Schutz and Hanusa (1978) found that those elderly participants who had earlier been allowed to schedule visits with college students actually had more health problems and higher mortality rates than those participants who had never had control over the visits. Explain these apparently contradictory findings.

Rodin and Langer (1976) as Well as Schutz and Hanusa