The stability of self-control in a population-representative study

Cobb-Clark, DA; Kong, N; Schildberg-Hörisch, H

The stability of self-control in a population-representative study

Cobb-Clark, DA Kong, N Schildberg-Hörisch, H

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Citation:: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2023, 95
Issue Date:: 2023-03-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Cobb-Clark, DA
dc.contributor.author	Kong, N
dc.contributor.author	Schildberg-Hörisch, H
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-07T04:35:45Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-07T04:35:45Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Economic Psychology, 2023, 95
dc.identifier.issn	0167-4870
dc.identifier.issn	1872-7719
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173203
dc.description.abstract	We investigate the stability of self-control at the population level. Analyzing repeated Brief Self-Control Scale scores, we demonstrate that self-control exhibits a high degree of mean-level, rank-order, and individual-level stability over the medium term. Changes in self-control are not associated with major life events, nor are they economically important. The stability of self-control is particularly striking given that our study period (2017–2020) spans the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Economic Psychology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.joep.2022.102599
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Economics
dc.title	The stability of self-control in a population-representative study
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	95
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-11-07T04:35:43Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	95

Abstract:

We investigate the stability of self-control at the population level. Analyzing repeated Brief Self-Control Scale scores, we demonstrate that self-control exhibits a high degree of mean-level, rank-order, and individual-level stability over the medium term. Changes in self-control are not associated with major life events, nor are they economically important. The stability of self-control is particularly striking given that our study period (2017–2020) spans the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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