Becker, Daniela; Bernecker, Katharina; Aiste, Guobyte; Daniel, Ganama (2024). ‘Pleasureful self-control’? A new perspective on old problems. Current Opinion in Psychology, 60, p. 101888. 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101888
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Many societal challenges, for example regarding health and sustainability, are conceptualized as problems of too little self-control: people’s long-term goals are jeopardized (e.g., healthy weight, small carbon footprint) because one cannot resist attractive alternatives (e.g., chocolate cake, vacation in the sun). Here, we introduce a different way of conceptualizing those challenges, namely as problems of ‘too little pleasure’. We review empirical evidence showing that pleasure can support three central aspects of self-control: the initiation of long-term goal behavior, persistence in long-term goal pursuit, and resisting tempting alternatives. We close by encouraging the field to change perspectives and to include pleasure in the solution of problems that have mainly been studied as a matter of too little self-control and too much pleasure.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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PHBern Contributor: |
Bernecker, K. |
ISSN: |
2352-250X |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Katharina Bernecker |
Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2025 11:43 |
Last Modified: |
16 Jan 2025 10:03 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101888 |
Additional Information: |
Shared first authorship |
PHBern DOI: |
10.57694/7602 |
URI: |
https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/7602 |
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