title: Longitudinal improvement of self-regulation through practice: building self-control strength through repeated exercise.
abstract: This study examined the results of repeated exercises of self-control in relation to self-regulatory strength over time. A sample of 69 U.S. college students spent 2 weeks doing 1 of 3 self-control exercises: monitoring and improving posture, regulating mood, or monitoring and recording eating. Compared with a no-exercise control group, the participants who performed the self-control exercises showed significant improvement in self-regulatory capacity as measured by quitting faster on a hand-grip exercise task following a thought-suppression exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7123, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muraven
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Baumeister
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D011897:Random Allocation; D012649:Self Concept; D013850:Thinking