Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications.

By M. McCullough, B. Willoughby. Psychological bulletin, 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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Beyond Beliefs: Religions Bind Individuals Into Moral Communities (2010, positive): “Putting a different spin on the notion of control, McCullough and Willoughby (2009) have proposed that religiosity leads to greater well-being because it helps to build up self-control and self-regulation; this is supported by the finding that people high in “religious zeal” make fewer errors on…”
The material and immaterial in conflict: Spirituality reduces conspicuous consumption (2012, background): “People who were more spiritual were also higher in self-control (a marginally significant effect), as one might expect (McCullough & Willoughby, 2009).”
Toward an evolutionary social neuroscience of religion (2011, background): “There is also reason to believe that religion may foster self-control – a trait that has been widely implicated in health, happiness, and success (McCullough & Willoughby, 2009 ).”
The Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale: Development and initial validation (2014, background): “For example, r/s can serve as a source of attachment security (see Granqvist & Kirkpatrick, 2013, for a review) or comfort (e.g., Exline, Yali, & Sanderson, 2000) or a facilitator of self-control (e.g., McCullough & Willoughby, 2009).”
Religion, Self-Rated Health, and Mortality (2015, background): “Religious individuals are more likely to score higher on measures of conscientiousness and self-control, potentially leading to a lower propensity for damaging health-related behaviors, such as smoking, unhealthy eating, and substance and alcohol abuse (McCullough & Willoughby, 2009).”
Does employees’ spirituality enhance job performance? The mediating roles of intrinsic motivation and job crafting (2020, background): “Several researchers have suggested that spirituality facilitates pro-social behavior because religious institutions, beliefs, and rituals may assist individuals in developing self-control (e.g. McCullough and Willoughby 2009; Rounding et al. 2012).”
Social and Academic Adjustment of First-Year University Students (2012, background): “It is believed that religion has a beneficial effect of increasing self control, allowing individuals to accept the situation and adjust the self by exerting greater control over their own behaviours (McCullough and Willoughby 2009).”
Believing, Bonding, Behaving, and Belonging (2011, background): “…insecurity (Buxant et al., 2007; Miner, 2009), and regulation of negative emotions (Watts, 2007); (III) self-control and healthy lifestyles (McCullough & Willoughby, 2009) as well as benefits from prosocial dispositions and behavior (Steffen & Masters, 2005); and (IV) a sense of belonging,…”
Humility and the Development and Repair of Social Bonds: Two Longitudinal Studies (2013, neutral): “…positive psychology in recent years, the studies of many virtues are expanding rapidly, including forgiveness (e.g., Fehr, Gelfand, & Nag, 2010), gratitude (e.g., Helgeson, Reynolds, & Tomich, 2006; McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002), and religion/spirituality (e.g., McCullough & Willoughby, 2009).”
Religion and Stock Price Crash Risk (2012, background): “…intentions, and iii) less likely to accept morally questionable decisions in a business environment (Longenecker, McKinney, and Moore (2004), McCullough and Willoughby (2009), and Vitell (2009)).1 Organizational behavior research provides theoretical justifications for the conjecture that…”
Religion, Self Control, and Substance Use (2013, background): “Psychologists have developed a ‘‘muscle’’ or ‘‘strength’’ model of self control (Muraven et al. 1998), arguing that self control is a cognitive resource that is temporarily depleted whenever it is exercised, just as a muscle is temporarily fatigued when it is used. Research by Muraven et al. (2006) ”