We humans are social creatures, and we need close personal relationships to flourish. When our connections with others are lacking, we feel lonely. Not only does loneliness feel bad, but it also harms ...

Willpower is a notoriously fickle thing. Some days, you can withstand even the fiercest temptation. On other days, you can be distracted from your goals by almost anything. There are clear differences ...

A recent study showed a connection between low self-control and impulse buying as influenced by social media and targeted advertising. Poor self-control was an explanatory factor for having a positive ...

Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

Everyone's entitled to their own set of values and are worthy of respect for being their authentic selves, but sometimes, there are certain habits, behaviors, and mentalities that signal someone is a ...

A series of studies published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology suggests that individuals who exhibit high self-control are perceived as more powerful and are more likely to be ...

Our ability to balance our emotional needs impacts our daily lives. How we show up when we're stressed and strained is important. People who can keep a level head make more informed decisions. Those ...

As the old adage goes, there's no handbook for parenting. But ask anyone who has raised a child into adulthood, and they'll likely tell you they never needed one. That's because in healthy, developed ...

I was reading the Pastoral Epistles this week (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus), and one of the qualifications Paul mentioned for leadership is self-control. I decided to see what Google and AI had to say, ...

Self-control as one of the virtues of financial discipline is a difficult trait to cultivate particularly because money is involved. [iStockphoto] For many salaried individuals, there is always that ...