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Self-control as a personality trait

Known as: Self-Control, Regulation, Self, Control, Self 
An individual's ability to manage and monitor their emotions, behaviors, and desires in the face of external demands in order to function in society.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Cardiac Vagal Tone Predicts Inhibited Attention to Fearful Faces the Neurovisceral Integration Model and Hrv
A model of neurovisceral integration in emotion regulation and dysregulation.(00)00338-4) proposes that individual differences in… 
2010
2010
Alcohol advertising: the last chance saloon
Research has established that alcohol advertising, 1-3 like that for tobacco4 and fast food, 5-7 influences behaviour. It… 
2007
2007
Financialization and consumption: an alternative account of rising consumer debt levels in Anglo-America
A diversity of opinions exists on the cause and consequences of rising debt levels in the United States and United Kingdom… 
2004
2004
Incorporating Self Regulated Learning Techniques into Learning by Teaching Environments
Incorporating Self Regulated Learning Techniques into Learning by Teaching Environments Gautam Biswas (gautam.biswas@vanderbilt… 
1993
1993
Early psychological responses to traumatic injury
Sixteen injured survivors of a terrorist act, hospitalized in a large medical center, were followed daily by a team of mental… 
1984
1984
Symptom use and self‐regulation in type II diabetes
A model of self-regulation that explains the health behavior of type II diabetic patients was tested by examining the use of… 
1983
1983
Self-control training with maltreating parents.
Seeking a method of intervention based on research about correlates of child maltreatment, the authors find that small-group… 
1982
1982
Self-regulation of chronic arthritic pain and long-term analgesic dependence in a haemophiliac.
Haemophilia is characterized by recurrent internal bleeding episodes, with repeated haemorrhages into the joint areas eventually… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
HMO performance: the recent evidence.
to modify the U.S. health care delivery system toward more economical patterns, encouraging preventive and ambulatory rather than… 
1959
1959
Incentive, time conception and self control in a group of emotionally disturbed boys.