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UrduPutting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.
Tag: Self-Control
Having Self-Control Leads to Power
New research from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management and Texas A&M University finds that having self-control is often what leads to power.
Viewers Actually ‘Binge-Watch’ TV with a lot of Self-Control
If viewers sometimes feel guilty about binge-watching television programing, they really shouldn’t. Though its name implies impulsive behavior, binge-watching TV is a common activity planned out by viewers, suggests new research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management and School of Global Policy and Strategy.
The Marshmallow Test Revisited
Children will wait longer for a treat to impress others, new psychology experiments show.
FSU research: Helicopter parenting hinders children’s self-control skills
Parents who continue to hover over their children as they move through early adulthood and begin college: Please don’t.
Neuroimaging Highlights Links between Self Control and Alcohol Use Disorder
Excessive and harmful drinking is a key feature of an alcohol use disorder. The causes of substance use disorders are complex, but deficiences in certain aspects of self-control have been implicated. A tendency to react hastily and seek out risky situations has been linked to the process of addiction, and alterations in certain frontal regions of the brain have been associated both with impulsive and sensation-seeking behavior. In a study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers have used brain imaging to further assess the links between self control and alcohol dependence.