What is it about?
This article discusses several current ideas about why it is difficult to sustain self-control. It argues that although people's shifting values for more short-term or long-term goals is an important factor, it is not the only factor. The experiences of effort and progress that people have while engaged in self-control are also important in determining whether people are motivated to continue with self-control.
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Why is it important?
Much research has shown that better self-control has many benefits in people's personal and professional lives. It is critical to understand exactly what obstacles people face when trying to use self-control in order to best figure out how to help them succeed at control.
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This is one of several recent articles in which my collaborators and I are trying to describe what we think are the critical questions that must be answered to understand self-control and where we think research in this area should go in the future.
Daniel Molden
Northwestern University
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This page is a summary of: Understanding How Identity and Value Motivate Self-Regulation Is Necessary but not Sufficient: A Motivated Effort-Allocation Perspective, Psychological Inquiry, July 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1047840x.2017.1337402.
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