This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge on the conscious and nonconscious processes by which people regulate their thoughts, emotions, attention, behavior, and
impulses. Individual differences in self-regulatory capacities are explored, as are developmental pathways. The volume examines how self-regulation shapes, and is shaped by, social
relationships. Failures of self-regulation are also addressed, in chapters on addictions, overeating, compulsive spending, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Wherever possible,
contributors identify implications of the research for helping people enhance their self-regulatory capacities and pursue desired goals.
New to This Edition
*Incorporates significant scientific advances and many new topics.
*Increased attention to the social basis of self-regulation.
*Chapters on working memory, construal-level theory, temptation, executive functioning in children, self-regulation in older adults, self-harming goal pursuit, interpersonal relationships,
religion, and impulsivity as a personality trait.
