ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Self-Control Improvement through Observational Learning

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Mina Movahedi
    Institute of Psychology, University of Graz
  • Gayannee Kedia
    University of Graz
  • Katja Corcoran
    University of Graz
  • Amelie Baitinger
    University of Graz
  • Clemens Nussgraber
    University of Graz

Abstract

Self-control is essential to lead a healthy, successful life. Psychologists have proposed different methods to improve self-control, but they have a major drawback: Implementing these methods requires self-control in advance and those who need them most cannot benefit. Here, we show the efficiency of a less demanding method: observational learning.

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