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Beyond personal control: The role of developing self-control abilities in the behavioral constellation of deprivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Sabine Doebel ,
Laura E. Michaelson  and
Yuko Munakata
Sabine Doebel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. sabine.doebel@colorado.edu laura.michaelson@colorado.edu munakata@colorado.edu www.colorado.edu/munakata/
Laura E. Michaelson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. sabine.doebel@colorado.edu laura.michaelson@colorado.edu munakata@colorado.edu www.colorado.edu/munakata/
Yuko Munakata
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. sabine.doebel@colorado.edu laura.michaelson@colorado.edu munakata@colorado.edu www.colorado.edu/munakata/
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Abstract

We agree with Pepper & Nettle that personal control is important in understanding people's willingness to engage in future-oriented behavior. However, this does not imply that self-control abilities play no role, for self-control abilities do influence whether individuals engage in future-oriented behavior. Personal control may also shape the development of self-control abilities, so contrasting the two may be a false dichotomy.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e324
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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