"A 40-year study of 1,000 children revealed that childhood self-control strongly predicted adult success in people of high or low intelligence, in rich or poor," according to Drs. Terrie E. Moffitt, ...

Almost everybody faces self-control problems at some point in life. Shedding a couple of extra pounds, turning down the third beer of the night, exercising instead of sitting on the couch watching ...

For the first couple of days, resolve remains firmly in place. The early morning run invigorates. The broccoli entices. Money is spent prudently. Kindness and patience flow naturally. But as 2010 ages ...

As the old adage goes, there's no handbook for parenting. But ask anyone who has raised a child into adulthood, and they'll ...

Of the world's 3,200 "most influential" scientists, 15 do their work in Florida, including Roy Baumeister, who co-authored the 2012 bestseller Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.

I was in my mid-20s when I fell into one of the most toxic relationships of my life,” confessed journalist Emily Goodard in ...

Neuroticism may moderate the relationship between certain personality traits and self-control, and the interaction effects appear to differ by the type of self-control, according to a new study.

When it comes to self-control, adolescents tend to follow the patterns their parents establish, according to West Virginia ...

For centuries, philosophers have been touting the value of self-knowledge. Aristotle, Kahlil Gibran, and Laozi believed that knowing yourself was the beginning of all wisdom. Carl Jung implied that ...