In psychology the term for what you are describing is "locus of control" -- your "doers" have an internal locus of control, and your "victims" have an external

In psychology the term for what you are describing is "locus of control" -- your "doers" have an internal locus of control, and your "victims" have an external locus of control. There is evidence that having an internal locus of control correlates positively with increased happiness, success, etc. See http://rationality.org/2015/03/22/taking-control-of-your-happiness-and-productivity/ http://rationality.org/2015/03/22/taking-control-of-your-hap... and http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lzy/against_the_internal_locus_of_control/ http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/lzy/against_the_interna... for further discussion of the topic.