@article{ref1,
title="Nipping temptation in the bud: examining strategic self-control in daily life",
journal="Personality and social psychology bulletin",
year="2019",
author="Williamson, Laverl Z. and Wilkowski, Benjamin M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Self-control is often thought to be reactive and focused solely on the inhibition of responses elicited by temptations. In two studies, we assessed whether self-control can instead (a) be planned and (b) target the antecedents of the response to temptation. We assessed self-control planning, four antecedent-focused self-control strategies (i.e., situation-selection, situation-modification, distraction, and reappraisal) and one response-focused strategy (i.e., response-inhibition). In both studies, we found that self-control planning predicted the initiation of self-control independently of temptation. Each antecedent-focused self-control strategy uniquely predicted goal-progress. Response-inhibition did not produce consistent effects on goal-progress. These studies provide evidence that people proactively initiate self-control by targeting the antecedents of temptation and that doing so supports goal-progress.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-1672",
doi="10.1177/0146167219883606",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167219883606"
}