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Self-Regulation and Sexual Restraint: Dispositionally and Temporarily Poor Self-Regulatory Abilities Contribute to Failures at Restraining Sexual Behavior

Matthew T. Gailliot

Florida State University, gailliot{at}psy.fsu.edu

Roy F. Baumeister

Florida State University, baumeister{at}psy.fsu.edu

Nonsexual deficiencies in self-control may contribute to inappropriate or objectionable sexual behaviors, as shown by survey questionnaires, autobiographical narratives, and experimental manipulations. People with low overall trait self-control and/or whose self-control strength had been depleted by recent, nonsexual acts were less likely than other people to stifle inappropriate sexual thoughts and to resist the temptation to engage in sexual activities with someone other than their primary relationship partner. They also engaged in more extensive sexual activity in the laboratory with their dating partner and they reported more undercontrolled or impulsive sexual behavior generally. Furthermore, there was some evidence that the effects of diminished self-control were strongest among those with the strongest sexual desires (men and sexually unrestricted individuals) and among couples with less sexual experience.

Key Words: ego depletion • sexual behavior • sexual restraint • self-control • self-regulation • sociosexuality

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 2, 173-186 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206293472
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