News tagged with self control

Childhood self-control predicts adult health and wealth

A long-term study has found that children who scored lower on measures of self-control as young as age 3 were more likely to have health problems, substance dependence, financial troubles and a criminal record by the time ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Self-assembling vehicles take flight (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Switzerland are developing miniature vehicles that can self-assemble and then take off vertically and fly as a stable array.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Inner voice plays role in self control

Talking to yourself might not be a bad thing, especially when it comes to exercising self control.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Like humans, dogs engage in riskier behaviors when their self-control is depleted

How do dogs behave when their ability to exert self-control is compromised? Are they more likely to approach dangerous situations or stay well away? According to a new study by Holly Miller, from the University of Lille Nord ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Americans who believe in equality are more likely to buy on impulse

A new study from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business finds that Americans who believe in equality are more-impulsive shoppers. And it has implications for how to market products differently ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Self-control is contagious, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to temptation, look around. A new University of Georgia study has revealed that self-control -- or the lack ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers find link between sugar, diabetes and aggression

A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper, at least for a short time, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Contrary to Popular Models, Sugar Is Not Burned by Self-Control Tasks (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contradicting a popular model of self-control, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist says the data from a 2007 study argues against the idea that glucose is the resource used to manage ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

You wear me out: Thinking of others causes lapses in our self-control

Exerting self-control is exhausting. In fact, using self-control in one situation impairs our ability to use self-control in subsequent, even unrelated, situations. What about thinking of other people exerting self-control? ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Texting in college classrooms common, distracting

(HealthDay) -- College students are texting frequently during class time, and that may interfere with their ability to pay attention and learn, a new study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Psychologists suggest parents should wait to teach toddlers self-control

Toddlers are distractible. Their minds flit constantly here and there, and they have a terrible time concentrating on even the most stimulating project. They might be fascinated by a colorful new toy, but only until the next ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Shifting focus a lot at work could wreck your diet

People who continually change gears to do different tasks may find it reduces their concentration and self-control in other areas of their lives.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The 'clean plate club' may turn children into overeaters

"Finish your broccoli!" Although parents may have good intentions about forcing their kids to eat cold, mushy vegetables, this approach may backfire the very next day, according to new research from Cornell University.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Negative attitudes toward fat bodies going global, study finds

Stigma against overweight people is becoming a cultural norm around the world, even in places where larger bodies have traditionally been valued. That's according to a cross-cultural study of attitudes toward obesity to be ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Youth cybercrime linked to friends' influence

Peer influence and low self-control appear to be the major factors fueling juvenile cybercrime such as computer hacking and online bullying, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Self control

Self control is the ability to control one's emotions and desires, is the capacity of efficient management to the future. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation, and exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is thought to deplete a resource in the ego.

"A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls" (Proverbs 25:28).

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