Sentence examples for low self control from inspiring English sources

Parental negativity has been linked to anxiety disorders (Hudson and Rapee, 2001) and low self control in children (Cecil et al. 2012).

They found an indirect relationship between diabetes (a disorder marked by poor glucose toleration) and low self-control.

"Now what convict criminologist is going to say people are in prison because they have low self-control and lower I.Q.

But in experiments where instructions used the word "fun," even those with low self-control exerted more willpower than expected, Professor Laran said.

Amid this Golden Corral of cultural consumption, Telltale Games is making a bid to become the studio of choice for players with low self-control.

It takes self-discipline to sit through Sunday school or services at a temple or mosque, so people who start out with low self-control are presumably less likely to keep attending.

But it turns out those high in self-control perceived the initial task — playing with the candy — as fun, while those with low self-control viewed it as work.

As an example, Mr. Cullen referred to evidence that suggests some career criminals may have a genetic disposition that leads to low self-control, and that I.Q.'s among inmates are on average 8 to 10 points lower than the general population.

Juliano Laran, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Miami, with Chris Janiszewski, a professor of marketing at the University of Florida, conducted experiments in which people were measured for high or low self-control with a test of 13 questions like, "I have a hard time breaking bad habits" or "I am good at resisting temptation".

Gottfredson and Hirshi's (1990) concept of "low self-control" aligns with this construction of causation.

For instance, both measures assess psychological constructs, such as low self-control and fearlessness, without measuring these constructs directly.