Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-15

  Ent, Michael R ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^a   Tice, Dianne M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distraction; Self regulation; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908374146     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.09.031     Document Type: Article

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