What do self-controlled individuals do that distinguishes them from those who are more impulsive? That is, why are some people better able to align their behavior with personal long-term goals despite alternatives that would be more immediately gratifying? To address this question, we use the Process Model of Self-Control [1], which posits that all impulses are generated via a four-stage, recursive process and can be regulated by intentionally intervening at any of these stages. We suggest that this framework illuminates not only individual states of self-control, but also the diverse ways that stable individual differences in self-control can come about.

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特质自我控制：过程模型视角


自我控制的人会做哪些事情来区别于那些更冲动的人？也就是说，为什么有些人能够更好地将自己的行为与个人长期目标结合起来，尽管有其他选择可以立即令人满意？为了解决这个问题，我们使用自我控制过程模型[1]，该模型假设所有冲动都是通过四阶段递归过程产生的，并且可以通过在任何阶段进行有意干预来调节。我们认为，这个框架不仅阐明了自我控制的个体状态，而且还阐明了自我控制中稳定的个体差异可能产生的多种方式。