@article{ref1,
title="Lead us not into temptation: the seven deadly sins as a taxonomy of temptations",
journal="Social and personality psychology compass",
year="2018",
author="Burkley, Edward and Burkley, Melissa and Curtis, Jessica and Hatvany, Thomas",
volume="12",
number="10",
pages="e12416-e12416",
abstract="People constantly experience a tug-of-war between their self-control on one end and their temptations on the other. Although a great deal of research has examined such self-control dilemmas, much of it has focused on the &quot;push&quot; of self-control rather than the &quot;pull&quot; of temptations. To facilitate future work on this latter construct, we sought to create a taxonomy of temptations. Using a top-down approach, we relied on the philosophical and historical concept of the seven deadly sins--gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, envy, pride, and wrath--to identify and define the most commonly experienced temptations. In support of this taxonomy, we review evidence for the role that self-control plays in resisting each of these seven temptation domains, including work on trait self-control and momentary exertions of self-control. Where applicable, we identify areas where research is lacking and make suggestions for future work. Lastly, we discuss how this taxonomy offers researchers both theoretical and practical benefits.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-9004",
doi="10.1111/spc3.12416",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12416"
}