'Pleasureful self-control'? A new perspective on old problems.
Curr Opin Psychol
; 60: 101888, 2024 Sep 07.
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ABSTRACT
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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Curr Opin Psychol
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