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pivotal variable
pivotal variable In this mental health context, a pivotal variable is a key factor that strongly influences whether a person’s distress shifts from a lower to a higher state.
In this mental health context, a pivotal variable is a key factor that strongly influences whether a person’s distress shifts from a lower to a higher state. In the source, coping self-efficacy is described as pivotal because changes in it were linked to when this non-linear change in distress occurred after wildfires.