title: Interactions between sleep habits and self-control.
abstract: Good sleep habits and effective self-control are important components of successful functioning. Unfortunately chronic sleep loss and impaired self-control are common occurrences for many individuals which can lead to difficulty with daily self-control issues such as resisting impulses and maintaining attentive behavior. Understanding how self-control is depleted and how good sleep habits may help replenish and maintain the capacity for self-control is an important issue. A sleep-deprived individual who has expended the necessary resources for self-control is at an increased risk for succumbing to impulsive desires, poor attentional capacity, and compromised decision making. To date, few studies have investigated how sleep and self-control are inter-related. The goal of this mini-review is to explore the intersection between sleep habits and self-control and encourage researchers to focus on a new area of research that integrates what are at present largely separate areas in psychology and human neurosciences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Clemson University Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: June J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pilcher
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Clemson University Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Drew M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Clemson University Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Clemson University Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Hayley B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Feigl
keywords: controlled attention model; effort; glucose; motivation; physiological resources; prefrontal cortex; self-control; sleep