Taming the Beast: Understanding the Link Between Self-Control and Aggression

Monday, December 02, 2013

Nathan DeWall

Professor of Psychology
University of Kentucky

Why don’t people behave aggressively? Drivers pound their horns, co-workers make biting remarks, and close relationship partners criticize. Yet people rarely behave aggressively. Self-control helps make that possible. This talk will discuss a program of research that discusses the importance of self-control in understanding aggression between strangers and romantic partners. Discussion will center on personality, social, and biological factors related to self-control that can increase or reduce a person’s risk for aggression.

Web:
http://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/seminars/Fall2013/Fall13_articles/DeWallFinkelDenson2011_SPPC.pdf
http://rcgd.isr.umich.edu/seminars/Fall2013/Fall13_articles/Soc_Cogn_Affect_Neurosci-2013-ChesterDeWall-scan-nst038.pdf