The strength model of self-control: Recent advances and implications for public health

The strength model of self-control conceptualizes self-control as a resource that enables individuals to actively control impulses and urges, but is finite and, after a period of exertion, becomes depleted. In this chapter we discuss the main hypotheses of the strength model, review the current stat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hagger, Martin, Chatzisarantis, Nikos
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14852