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Database: PsycARTICLES
[ Journal Article ]
Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications.
McCullough, Michael E.; Willoughby, Brian L. B.
Psychological Bulletin, Vol 135(1), Jan 2009, 69-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0014213

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  1. Many of the links of religiousness with health, well-being, and social behavior may be due to religion's influences on self-control or self-regulation. Using Carver and Scheier's (1998) theory of self-regulation as a framework for organizing the empirical research, the authors review evidence relevant to 6 propositions: (a) that religion can promote self-control; (b) that religion influences how goals are selected, pursued, and organized; (c) that religion facilitates self-monitoring; (d) that religion fosters the development of self-regulatory strength; (e) that religion prescribes and fosters proficiency in a suite of self-regulatory behaviors; and (f) that some of religion's influences on health, well-being, and social behavior may result from religion's influences on self-control and self-regulation. The authors conclude with suggestions for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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