Peking University, Beijing, China.
The Educational University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2023 Nov;49(11):1587-1600. doi: 10.1177/01461672221109664. Epub 2022 Jul 20.
Whether and how self-concept clarity (SCC) affects self-control has not been sufficiently explored in empirical research. We proposed that low SCC inhibits self-control through a lower sense of global self-continuity. The results of five studies provided converging support for our mediation model ( = 898). Compared with participants with high SCC, participants with low SCC scored lower on self-control scales (Studies 1 and 2), spent less time practicing to improve their performance on a tedious task (Study 3), and were less likely to stay focused on an ongoing task (Study 4) or to adhere to the exercise plan to stay healthy (Study 5). Global self-continuity mediated the effects of low SCC on self-control (Studies 1-5) even after emotional affect (Study 5) and self-esteem (Studies 4 and 5) were controlled for. These findings highlight the importance of fostering SCC for coping with self-control failures.
自我概念清晰度（SCC）是否以及如何影响自我控制在实证研究中尚未得到充分探讨。我们提出，低 SCC 通过降低整体自我连续性感来抑制自我控制。五项研究的结果为我们的中介模型提供了一致的支持（n=898）。与高 SCC 参与者相比，低 SCC 参与者在自我控制量表上的得分较低（研究 1 和 2），在枯燥任务上练习以提高表现的时间较少（研究 3），并且不太可能专注于正在进行的任务（研究 4）或坚持锻炼计划以保持健康（研究 5）。即使在控制了情绪影响（研究 5）和自尊（研究 4 和 5）之后，低 SCC 对自我控制的影响也通过整体自我连续性来介导（研究 1-5）。这些发现强调了培养 SCC 以应对自我控制失败的重要性。
