NEWBURGH, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawrence T. Force and Paul D. Schwartz, professors of psychology at Mount Saint Mary College, are gathering material for a book on regret.

Force studies senior citizens while Schwartz studies children. Now they are collaborating on research on people in mid-life and how they deal with regret.

Over the past year, they have interviewed more than 250 people asking them what they regret. They have heard fascinating stories including one of a man who didn't visit his dying father and another of a woman who made porn films in college to earn money.

Regret seems to be endemic to mid-life according to Schwartz. Regret can paralyze. But it can also lead to transformation.

The professors' book will be more than a collection of stories about regret. The psychologists want to offer strategies to help people move forward; they want the stories to be catalysts for change.

Force has a doctorate from SUNY Albany and Schwartz has a doctorate from Columbia University.

To learn more about their research on regret, contact Force at 845-569-3164 or force@msmc.edu; or Schwartz at 845-569-3161 or schwartz@msmc.edu .

Visit the Mount at www.msmc.edu. SOURCE Mount Saint Mary College

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