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Self-reported tactics of impulse control.

G Ainslie

    The International Journal of the Addictions
    |February 1, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary

    Behavioral research shows people rationally precommit to avoid impulses. This study explored self-reported approval of precommitting tactics for common temptations among students and prisoners.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral Economics
    • Psychology

    Background:

    • Delayed incentives are discounted non-linearly, leading to temporary preference for earlier, poorer options.
    • The temporary preference model suggests a rational basis for advance commitment to manage impulses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate college students' and prisoners' self-reported approval of precommitting tactics.
    • To examine the relationship between personality traits and the endorsement of different precommitting strategies.

    Main Methods:

    • A questionnaire assessed approval of four precommitting tactics across 14 common temptations.
    • Data collected from college students and prisoners.

    Main Results:

    • Endorsement of private rules correlated with compulsive traits.
    • Preference for extra-psychic (social/physical) devices correlated with oral/paranoid traits.
    • Gender differences observed in the endorsement of attention control versus extra-psychic devices.

    Conclusions:

    • Precommitting tactics are perceived as rational strategies for impulse control.
    • Personality traits and demographics influence the choice of precommitment strategies.
    • Findings align with ego psychology's view of conscious conflict management.

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