This paper explores self-control beyond the framework of time discounting, as is conventional in economics and decision research. Contrary to the notion that self-control failures stem from hyperbolic time discounting or present bias, we argue that self-control problems represent conflicts between the motivational thrusts of affects – i.e., emotions, physiological states, and cognitive motivational feeling states – and deliberations about the best course of behavior. Drawing upon theoretical foundations and empirical evidence, we highlight how affective states can both undermine and necessitate self-control. We critique the temporal discounting model for its inability to account for diverse self-control scenarios and propose that effective self-regulation often involves strategies to avoid or manage affective triggers, thus providing a more comprehensive understanding of self-control mechanisms.

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自我控制≠时间贴现


本文探讨了超越时间贴现框架的自我控制，这是经济学和决策研究中的传统。与自我控制失败源于夸张的时间折扣或当前偏差的观点相反，我们认为自我控制问题代表了情感的动机推力——即情绪、生理状态和认知动机感觉状态——与对最佳行为过程的考虑之间的冲突。借鉴理论基础和实证证据，我们强调了情感状态如何破坏和需要自我控制。我们批评时间贴现模型无法解释不同的自我控制场景，并提出有效的自我调节通常涉及避免或管理情感触发因素的策略，从而提供更全面的自我控制机制理解。