@article{ref1,
title="Fifty states of self-control: a U.S. statewide examination of the initiation and inhibition dimensions of self-regulation",
journal="Journal of social psychology",
year="2018",
author="Findley, Matthew and Brown, Ryan",
volume="158",
number="1",
pages="23-36",
abstract="Individual differences in self-control have been shown to reflect two underlying dimensions: initiation and inhibition. We examined the possibility that degrees of self-control might likewise be modeled at a broader social level, similar to other socio-cultural differences that operate at an individual level (e.g., collectivism). To test this notion, we used a variety of mundane behaviors measured at the level of U.S. states to create inhibitory and initiatory indices of self-control at a collective level. We show that statewide levels of initiatory and inhibitory self-control, despite being correlated with one another, exhibit unique patterns of association with a wide range of outcomes, including homicide, suicide, home foreclosures, divorce, and infidelity. This study represents one of the first attempts to model the dimensional structure of self-control at a social level and supports the utility of conceptualizing self-control as an important socio-cultural variable.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4545",
doi="10.1080/00224545.2017.1297287",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017.1297287"
}