Publications [#252191] of Rick Hoyle

Journal Articles

1. vanDellen, MR; Hoyle, RH (2010). Regulatory accessibility and social influences on state self-control.. Personality & social psychology bulletin, 36(2), 251-263. [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/06/16)

   Abstract:
   The current work examined how social factors influence self-control. Current conceptions of state self-control treat it largely as a function of regulatory capacity. The authors propose that state self-control might also be influenced by social factors because of regulatory accessibility. Studies 1 through 4 provide evidence that individuals' state self-control is influenced by the trait and state self-control of salient others such that thinking of others with good trait or state self-control leads to increases in state self-control and thinking of others with bad trait or state self-control leads to decreases in state self-control. Study 5 provides evidence that the salience of significant others influences both regulatory accessibility and state self-control. Combined, these studies suggest that the effects of social influences on state self-control occur through multiple mechanisms.