Longitudinal Improvement of Self-Regulation Through Practice: Building Self-Control Strength Through Repeated Exercise
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Social Psychology
- Vol. 139 (4) , 446-457
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224549909598404
Abstract
This study examined the results of repeated exercises of self-control in relation to self-regulatory strength over time. A sample of 69 U.S. college students spent 2 weeks doing 1 of 3 self-control exercises: monitoring and improving posture, regulating mood, or monitoring and recording eating. Compared with a no-exercise control group, the participants who performed the self-control exercises showed significant improvement in self-regulatory capacity as measured by quitting faster on a hand-grip exercise task following a thought-suppression exercise.Keywords
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