An instrument containing measures of personal safety and other environmental concerns, sense of control, and emotional well-being was administered to 334 undergraduates. The path analysis conducted on these data supported a model showing environmental concerns influencing emotional well-being directly and indirectly through sense of control. One of the implications of the model is that programs designed to reduce disjunctures between environmental needs and resources can indirectly affect emotional well-being by enhancing sense of control.
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