Does distance from the equator predict self-control? Lessons from the Human Penguin Project
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: We comment on the proposition "that lower temperatures and especially greater seasonal variation in temperature call for individuals and societies to adopt … a greater degree of self-control" (Van Lange et al., sect. 3, para. 4) for which we cannot find empirical support in a large data set with data-driven analyses. After providing greater nuance in our theoretical review, we suggest that Van Lange et al. revisit their model with an eye toward the social determinants of self-control.
Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Institutions: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Belgrade, University of Zurich, University of California, Santa Barbara, Tsinghua University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Uniwersytet SWPS, University of Oslo, University of Bamberg, University of Kassel, University of Groningen, Tilburg University, Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2526852292