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Transcendence, guilt, and self-control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Roy F. Baumeister
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7123. rfb2@po.cwru.edu

Abstract

Transcendence, defined as the capacity to perceive the immediate stimulus environment in relation to long-range or abstract concerns, is a key aspect of self-control, and indeed self-regulation often breaks down because attention becomes focused exclusively on the immediate stimuli (i.e., transcendence fails). Factors that restrict attention to the here and now will weaken self-control, whereas factors that promote transcendence will enhance it. Guilt may be one example of the latter.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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