Working memory capacity and self-regulatory behavior
Toward an individual differences perspective on behavior determination by automatic versus controlled processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6201962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wilhelm Hofmann (0000-0003-0295-4679, University of Würzburg), Tobias Gschwendner (University of Koblenz and Landau), Malte Friese (0000-0003-0055-513X, University of Basel), Reinout W Wiers (0000-0002-4312-9766, Maastricht University), Manfred Schmitt (0000-0002-9978-8357, University of Koblenz and Landau) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 962-977 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0012705 |
| PMID | 18808271 |
| OpenAlex | W2166882334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 107 |
| References cited | 64 |
In the present research, the authors investigated how individual differences in working memory capacity moderate the relative influence of automatic versus controlled precursors on self-regulatory behavior. In 2 studies, on sexual interest behavior (Study 1) and the consumption of tempting food (Study 2), automatic attitudes toward the temptation of interest had a stronger influence on behavior for individuals who scored low rather than high in working memory capacity. Analogous results emerged in Study 3 on anger expression in a provoking situation when a measure of the automatic personality trait of angriness was employed. Conversely, controlled dispositions such as explicit attitudes (Study 1) and self-regulatory goals (Studies 2 and 3) were more effective in guiding behavior for participants who scored high rather than low in working memory capacity. Taken together, these results demonstrate the importance of working memory capacity for everyday self-regulation and suggest an individual differences perspective on dual-process or dual-system theories of human behavior
Anger · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Personality · Perspective (graphical) · Temptation · Trait · Working memory · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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