Just do it: Engaging in self-control on a daily basis improves the capacity for self-control
| Autor: | de Ridder, D.T.D., van der Weiden, A., Gillebaart, M., Benjamins, J.S., Ybema, J.F., Stress and self-regulation, Work and Organizational Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology, Leerstoel Ridder, Leerstoel Postma, Leerstoel Taris, Experimental Psychology (onderzoeksprogramma PF), Helmholtz Institute |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Self-efficacy
Environmental Engineering self-control Basis (linear algebra) community sample Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Self-control Temptation electronic diary Taverne Developmental and Educational Psychology Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Motivation Science, 6(4). American Psychological Association |
| ISSN: | 2333-8121 2333-8113 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/mot0000158 |
| Popis: | Self-control is considered a crucial capacity that helps people to achieve important objectives in the face of temptation. However, it is unknown to what extent self-control is a stable disposition that is unaffected by how often people engage in self-control, or more like a skill that develops and grows over time. In the present study, we employed an electronic diary to examine how regular engagement in self-control practice affects self-control capacity. A diverse community sample was followed for 4 months while they engaged in daily practice of a self-chosen self-control behavior. Consistent with our hypothesis, regular practice led to an improvement of medium effect size in self-control capacity. Critically, the level of improvement was dependent on the actual times of practice during a specific interval, and largely independent from beliefs about self-control or self-efficacy. We conclude that “just doing” self-control is the underlying mechanism of increased capacity for self-control. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) |
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