When more is less: Self-control strategies are seen as less indicative of self-control than just willpower
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The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful. The earliest on record is from 2025.
Replications
- Temptation-Coping Self-Control Strategies are also Seen as Less Indicative of Self-Control than Just Willpower in Japan: Replication of Gennara et al. (2023) with Additional Investigation Focusing on Cultural Self-Construal,日本でも誘惑対処方略の使用は意志力に頼るよりもセルフコントロールが苦手な兆候と見られる――Gennara et al. (2023)の追試と文化的自己観に着目した追加検討, Goto (2025). The Japanese Journal of Personality. Outcome recorded: successful.
We found that Japanese people also perceived people who used temptation-coping self-control strategies as having less self-control than those who used willpower. This was derived from a lay belief that strategy use is less indicative of self-control, which may hinder people's intention to use strategies. However, some cultural differences may exist, as our results also showed that individual differences in interdependent construal of self were correlated with lay beliefs…
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Gennara, A., Peetz, J., & Milyavskaya, M. (2023). When more is less: Self-control strategies are seen as less indicative of self-control than just willpower. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 106, 104457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2023.104457
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