The Who, When, & Why of Self-Control Failure

The Who, When, & Why of Self-Control Failure

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Main Author: Carnevale, Jessica Jane
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
Psychology
psychology
self-control
motivation
self-regulation
construal level
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1435232873
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14352328732021-08-03T06:31:40Z The Who, When, & Why of Self-Control Failure Carnevale, Jessica Jane Psychology psychology self-control motivation self-regulation construal level The goal of this research is to explore the who, when, and why of self-control success vs. failure. Drawing from research on construal level theory (CLT; Trope & Liberman, 2003, 2010), my collaborators and I explore under what conditions people are likely to succeed or fail in self-control as well as what types of people are likely to succeed and fail. Studies 1-3 explore situation-level variables that might contribute to self-control (the “when” of self-control failure) and find that words compared to pictures lead to evaluative associations that are consistent with goals (Study 1), that words lead to stimulus categorization along goal-relevant dimensions (Study 2) and that pictures lead to stimulus categorization along temptation-relevant dimensions (Study 3). Studies 4-5 explore person-level variables that contribute to self-control outcomes (the “who” of self-control failure) and find that individuals with the ability to engage in high-level construal processing combined with an inability to engage in low-level construal processing report the most self-control success (Study 4) and evaluate temptations and goals in ways that facilitate long-term goal pursuit (Study 5). All five studies explore construal level as the mechanism that explains these effects (the “why” of self-control failure). The implications for construal level theory, self-control, and language are discussed. 2015-10-08 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1435232873 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1435232873 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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psychology
self-control
motivation
self-regulation
construal level
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psychology
self-control
motivation
self-regulation
construal level
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