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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
