It's better than straight correlation, but given the historical track records of these studies turning into a reproducible intervention of clinical significance

It's better than straight correlation, but given the historical track records of these studies turning into a reproducible intervention of clinical significance I'd say the chances are low. The article event mentions this with > Unlike in previous research, Zainal and Newman did not find that self-mastery, or feeling in control of one’s fate, had an effect on the mental health of participants across the 18-year period.