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Table 1 A theoretical breakdown of self-regulation into four general self-regulation approaches with an example strategy for each approach

From: Assessing self-regulation strategies: development and validation of the tempest self-regulation questionnaire for eating (TESQ-E) in adolescents

 

Cooling down temptations

Heating up goals

Behavioral action

approach: action toward a temptation

approach: action toward a goal

typical strategy: avoidance of temptations

typical strategy: goal and rule setting

Altering the psychological meaning

approach: altering the psychological meaning of a temptation

approach: altering the psychological meaning of a goal

typical strategy: distraction

typical strategy: focus on attractiveness of goal