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doi:10.22028/D291-40836
Title: | Challenges in the conceptualization of trait self‐control as a psychological construct |
Author(s): | Wennerhold, Lasse Henning Friese, Malte |
Language: | English |
Title: | Social and Personality Psychology Compass |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 3 |
Publisher/Platform: | Wiley |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
DDC notations: | 150 Psychology |
Publikation type: | Journal Article |
Abstract: | Self-control is widely believed to be a valuable characteristic that contributes to leading a healthy, happy, and successful life through the effective pursuit of long-term goals. Yet, despite a prolific literature spanning decades, essential questions about the conceptual nature of trait self-control remain unanswered. Substantially different perspectives on the theoretical nature of (trait) self-control coexist side by side. We briefly review prominent views informing what trait self-control as a psychological construct is. On this basis, we identify four conceptual challenges that we think the field should address moving forward: (a) integrating theoretical notions, (b) addressing variability in individual goals, (c) acknowledging variability in dominant responses, and (d) anchoring trait self-control in a nomological network. We highlight why addressing these challenges is crucial for gaining a deeper understanding of trait self-control. We also suggest how theoretical conceptualizations of trait self-control might do so and the implications this would bear for measurement and interventions. |
DOI of the first publication: | 10.1111/spc3.12726 |
URL of the first publication: | https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spc3.12726 |
Link to this record: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-408363 hdl:20.500.11880/36692 http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-40836 |
ISSN: | 1751-9004 |
Date of registration: | 25-Oct-2023 |
Faculty: | HW - Fakultät für Empirische Humanwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaft |
Department: | HW - Psychologie |
Professorship: | HW - Prof. Dr. Malte Friese |
Collections: | SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes |
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