Trait self-control is highly valued, often equated with moral righteousness and associated
with numerous positive life outcomes. This paper challenges the conventional conflation of …

How people respond to desires varies substantially across time and situations. Building on
recent theoretical developments, we propose that motivation plays a central role in the …

Conscientiousness (C) is manifested in orderly, responsible, industrious, ambitious, dutiful,
and rule-abiding behavior and in desired outcomes as diverse as work, health, and …

Self-control describes the processes by which individuals control their habits, desires, and
impulses in the service of long-term goals. Research has identified important components of …

Individual differences in processing speed and executive attention have both been
proposed as explanations for individual differences in cognitive ability, particularly general …

Metacognition is important for self‐regulated learning, and it has recently been argued that it
may play an important role in self‐control more generally. We studied multiple aspects of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Reinforcer Pathology theory (RP) identifies that a short temporal
window leads to an excessive preference for substance reinforcers because of their …

Research on self‐control has flourished within the last two decades, with many researchers
trying to answer one of the most fundamental questions regarding human behaviour—how …

Many individuals struggle to regulate their own consumption of food. Beginning with general
theories of self-control, we review psychological factors that have been shown to influence …

Executive function deficits have been reported in both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, little is known regarding which, if …