Handbook of self-regulation : research, theory, and applications
Title:
Handbook of self-regulation : research, theory, and applications
Author:
Vohs, Kathleen D.
ISBN:
9781606239483
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Guilford Press, c2011.
Physical Description:
xv, 592 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Basic regulatory processes. Self-regulation of action and affect / The self-regulation of emotion / Giving in to temptation : the emerging cognitive neuroscience of self-regulatory failure / Self-regulatory strength / Willpower in a cognitive affective processing system : the dynamics of delay of gratification / Self-regulation and behavior change : disentangling behavioral initiation and behavioral maintenance / Cognitive, physiological, and neurological dimensions of self-regulation. Nonconscious self-regulation, or the automatic pilot of human behavior / Promotion and prevention systems : regulatory focus dynamics within self-regulatory hierarchies / Planning promotes goal striving / The reason in passion : a social cognitive neuroscience approach to emotion regulation / Working memory and self-regulation / Local and global evaluations : attitudes as self-regulatory guides for near and distant responding / Identifying and battling temptation
Development of self-regulation. Effortful control : relations with emotion regulation, adjustment, and socialization in childhood / Attentional control and self-regulation / A bidirectional model of executive functions and self-regulation / Aging and self-regulation / Social dimension of self-regulation. The sociometer, self-esteem, and the regulation of interpersonal behavior / Early attachment processes and the development of emotional self-regulation / When people strive for self-harming goals : sacrificing personal health for interpersonal success / The effects of social relationships on self-regulation / The effects of self-regulation on social relationships / Waiting, tolerating, and cooperating : did religion evolve to prop up humans' self-control abilities? / Personality and self-regulation. Temperament and self-regulation / Self-efficacy beliefs and the architecture of personality : on knowledge, appraisal, and self-regulation / Impulsivity as a personality trait / Common problems with self-regulation. Self-regulatory failure and addiction / The self-regulation of eating : theoretical and practical problems / Self-regulation and spending : evidence from impulsive and compulsive buying / Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, self-regulation, and executive functioning
Abstract:
"This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on the conscious and nonconscious processes by which people regulate their thoughts, emotions, attention, behavior, and impulses. Individual differences in self-regulatory capacities are explored, as are developmental pathways. The volume examines how self-regulation shapes, and is shaped by, social relationships. Failures of self-regulation are also addressed, in chapters on addictions, overeating, compulsive spending, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Wherever possible, contributors identify implications of the research for helping people enhance their self-regulatory capacities and pursue desired goals."--pub. desc.