Self-discipline isn’t just a self-help slogan — it’s one of the strongest predictors of success, emotional balance, and even ...

The new year is a time when we all try to turn a new leaf by getting rid of bad habits and developing new ones in their place. But as we all know from personal experience, most New Year’s resolutions ...

In a now-famous experiment published in the Journal of Consumer Research, Baba Shiv and Alexander Fedorikhin asked students to choose between chocolate cake or a healthy fruit salad. Prior to that, ...

When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia ...

Self-control, the ability to override or change internal impulses for the benefit of longer-term, strategic goals, has always been treasured as an admirable human trait. For example, Confucius taught ...

As the old adage goes, there's no handbook for parenting. But ask anyone who has raised a child into adulthood, and they'll ...

Neuroticism may moderate the relationship between certain personality traits and self-control, and the interaction effects appear to differ by the type of self-control, according to a new study.

(Updated) In a world of constant scrutiny and infinite memory, what once might have been a fleeting moment of lost control can easily become a life-shattering scandal. Just ask Rick Sanchez, the CNN ...

You may not always know when someone you love is engaging in self-harm. It’s often a secretive behavior, hidden by clothing or under the guise of injuries from sports and other activities. When ...