From the University College London press release via EurekAlert!: Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We all desire self-control — the resolve to skip happy hour and go to the gym instead, to finish a report before checking Facebook, to say no…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: A psychological experiment known as “the marshmallow test” has captured the public’s imagination as a marker of self control and even as a predictor of future…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal press release via ScienceDaily: Short bouts of moderately intense exercise seem to boost self control, indicates an analysis of the published evidence in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The…
From the Columbia Business School press release via EurekAlert!: Users of Facebook and other social networks should beware of allowing their self-esteem—boosted by “likes” or positive comments from close friends—to influence their behavior: It could…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study…
From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the University of Georgia press release: To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: So many acts in our daily lives – refusing that second slice of cake, walking past the store with the latest gadgets, working on your tax forms…
From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: For the past four decades, the “marshmallow test” has served as a classic experimental measure of children’s self-control: will a preschooler eat one of the fluffy…