News tagged with self control
Study finds lure of entertainment, work hard for people to resist
(Medical Xpress) -- Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according ...
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Jan 30, 2012 |
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Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids
Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal ...
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Jan 30, 2012 |
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Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
Thinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen's University study.
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Jan 24, 2012 |
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Alcohol dulls brain 'alarm' that monitors mistakes, study finds
Most people have witnessed otherwise intelligent people doing embarrassing or stupid things when they are intoxicated, but what specifically happens in the brain to cause such drunken actions? A new study testing alcohol's ...
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Sep 01, 2011 |
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Think healthy, eat healthy: Scientists show link between attention, self-control
(Medical Xpress) -- You're trying to decide what to eat for dinner. Should it be the chicken and broccoli? The super-sized fast-food burger? Skip it entirely and just get some Rocky Road?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Higher cigarette taxes don't deter all smokers
Raising taxes on cigarettes, a public health measure used by governments to encourage people to quit, doesn't motivate all smokers to stop the deadly habit.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Youth cybercrime linked to friends' influence
Peer influence and low self-control appear to be the major factors fueling juvenile cybercrime such as computer hacking and online bullying, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.
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Jun 23, 2011 |
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Look before you leap: Teens still learning to plan ahead
Although most teens have the knowledge and reasoning ability to make decisions as rationally as adults, their tendency to make much riskier choices suggests that they still lack some key component of wise decision making. ...
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Jun 17, 2011 |
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Shifting focus a lot at work could wreck your diet
People who continually change gears to do different tasks may find it reduces their concentration and self-control in other areas of their lives.
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May 06, 2011 |
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Self-control key to happier life
(PhysOrg.com) -- New Zealand’s first symposium exploring how self-control in young children leads to better outcomes in later life is being hosted at the Wellington campus by Massey University’s School of Public ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Negative attitudes toward fat bodies going global, study finds
Stigma against overweight people is becoming a cultural norm around the world, even in places where larger bodies have traditionally been valued. That's according to a cross-cultural study of attitudes toward obesity to be ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Childhood self-control predicts adult health and wealth
A long-term study has found that children who scored lower on measures of self-control as young as age 3 were more likely to have health problems, substance dependence, financial troubles and a criminal record by the time ...
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Jan 24, 2011 |
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Researchers find link between sugar, diabetes and aggression
A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper, at least for a short time, according to new research.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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When pride in achievement leads to a large order of fries
You aced that test; now it's time for a treat. Sometimes pride in an achievement can lead people to indulge in unhealthy choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Nov 15, 2010 |
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Inner voice plays role in self control
Talking to yourself might not be a bad thing, especially when it comes to exercising self control.
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Sep 21, 2010 |
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Self control
Self control is the ability to control one's emotions and desires, is the capacity of efficient management to the future. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation, and exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is thought to deplete a resource in the ego.
"A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls" (Proverbs 25:28).
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