Self-Regulation and Sexual Restraint: Dispositionally and Temporarily Poor Self-Regulatory Abilities Contribute to Failures at Restraining Sexual Behavior
The current work tested the hypothesis that failures in sexual restraint are caused by low self-control. Results based on dispositional differences in self-control, experimental manipulations of self-control, and narrative accounts of sexual restraint supported this hypothesis. Low self-control was...
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| Summary: | The current work tested the hypothesis that failures in sexual restraint are caused by low self-control. Results based on dispositional differences in self-control, experimental manipulations of self-control, and narrative accounts of sexual restraint supported this hypothesis. Low self-control was associated with poor dispositional and episodic sexual restraint in participants' daily lives. In the lab, participants with low (vs. high) self-control were more likely to fail at stifling their sexual thoughts, inhibiting their willingness to engage in sexual infidelity, and restricting the extent of their sexual behavior with their romantic partner. Further, there was some evidence that the effects of self-control were strongest among those with the strongest sexual desires (men and sexually unrestricted individuals). Self-control appears to be crucial in sexual restraint. === A Thesis submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. === Summer Semester, 2005. === September 17, 2004. === Sexual Infidelity, Ego Depletion, Sexual Restraint, Self-Control, Self-Regulation, Sociosexual Orientation, Sex === Includes bibliographical references. === Roy F. Baumeister, Professor Directing Thesis; Dianne M. Tice, Committee Member; Rob Contreras, Committee Member. |
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