Not doing bad things is not equivalent to doing the right thing
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2011-05
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De Ridder, Denise T D
de Boer, Benjamin
Lugtig, P.J.
Bakker, A.B.
van Hooft, E.A.J.
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Abstract
The present study investigated whether a conceptual distinction between two components of self-control (inhibitory and initiatory self-control) is empirically valid. To that purpose, a series of confirmative factor analyses were employed in two samples (total N = 577), providing support for a distinction between inhibitory and initiatory self-control. In addition, the predictive validity of the two components of self-control was examined by regression analyses with (un)desired health/academic behavior as dependent variables, showing that inhibitory self-control was a superior predictor of undesired behavior and initiatory self-control a better predictor of desired behavior.
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Self-control, Inhibition, Goal-directed behavior
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De Ridder, D T D, de Boer, B, Lugtig, P J, Bakker, A B & van Hooft, E A J 2011, 'Not doing bad things is not equivalent to doing the right thing', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 1006-1011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.01.015