Overriding "doing wrong" and "not doing right": Validation of the dispositional self-control scale (DSC)

Danit Ein-Gar; Lilach Sagiv

doi:10.1080/00223891.2014.889024

Overriding "doing wrong" and "not doing right": Validation of the dispositional self-control scale (DSC)

Danit Ein-Gar^*
, Lilach Sagiv

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present the Dispositional Self-Control (DSC) Scale, which reflects individuals tendency to override 2 types of temptations, termed doing wrong and not doing right. We report a series of 5 studies designed to test the reliability and validity of the scale. As hypothesized, high DSC predicts distant future orientation and low DSC predicts deviant behaviors such as aggression, alcohol misuse, and aberrant driving. DSC also predicts task performance among resource-depleted participants. Taken together, these findings suggest that the DSC Scale could be a useful tool toward further understanding the role of personality in overcoming self-control challenges.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	640-653
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Personality Assessment
Volume	96
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2014.889024
State	Published - 5 Nov 2014

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