Concepedia

Role of self-control failure in immoral and unethical actions

Roy F. Baumeister, Nawal G. Alghamdi

Current Opinion in Psychology · 2015 · 42 citations · 24 references

Concepts

HumanitiesPsychologySocial PsychologyEthicsMoral PsychologyPhilosophy Of ActionAutonomyMoral ResponsibilityNormative EthicsSelf-control DevelopmentSocial ResponsibilityVirtue EthicsImmoral RefusalsMoral EvasionRefusal To Commit Illegal ActsSelf-control ConflictSelf-destructive Behavior

References

24

A General Theory of Crime

Michael R. Gottfredson, Travis Hirschi · Stanford University Press eBooks · 1990 · 6.4K citations

Social Sciences, Criminology, Sociology +15

A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

Terrie E. Moffitt, Louise Arseneault, Daniel W. Belsky et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 4.8K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Child Health, Human Development +12

The Strength Model of Self-Control

Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, Dianne M. Tice · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2007 · 3.5K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Cognition +7

Self-Regulation Failure: An Overview

Roy F. Baumeister, Todd F. Heatherton · Psychological Inquiry · 1996 · 2.2K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Losing control: how and why people fail at self-regulation

Choice Reviews Online · 1995 · 1.9K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +17