TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Lead us not into temptation: the seven deadly sins as a taxonomy of temptations
JO  - Social and personality psychology compass
A1  - Burkley, Edward
A1  - Burkley, Melissa
A1  - Curtis, Jessica
A1  - Hatvany, Thomas
SP  - e12416
EP  - e12416
VL  - 12
IS  - 10
N2  - 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 "push" of self-control rather than the "pull" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1751-9004
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12416
ID  - ref1
ER  -