Puritanical moralism may signal patience rather than cause self-control

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences 46:e303 (2023)
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We argue that people may resist temptations not only with the aim of acquiring more self-control, but also because they want to convince others that they are patient and already possess self-control.

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