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  • Desire for Self-Control (DSC) reflects a wish for more self-control.
  • High DSC is paradoxically linked to impaired self-control performance.
  • Implementation intentions offer a potential strategy to enhance self-control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if implementation intentions can improve self-control performance in individuals high in DSC.
  • To examine the interaction between DSC and implementation intentions on self-control outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with 175 and 302 participants, respectively.
  • Participants completed different self-control tasks.
  • Desire for Self-Control (DSC) was manipulated and measured alongside the use of implementation intentions.

Main Results:

  • A significant interaction was found between DSC and implementation intentions.
  • Implementation intentions improved self-control performance for individuals high in DSC.
  • No significant effect of implementation intentions was observed for individuals low in DSC.

Conclusions:

  • Implementation intentions can effectively enhance self-control performance, but only for individuals with a high Desire for Self-Control.
  • This finding offers a novel approach to support self-regulation in specific populations.
  • Future research should explore the mechanisms and boundary conditions of this effect.