The ability to regulate and control our behaviors is a key accomplishment of the human species, yet the psychological mechanisms involved in self-regulation remain incompletely understood. This book presents contributions from leading international researchers who survey the most recent developments in this fascinating area.

J.P. Forgas, R.F. Baumeister, D.M. Tice, The Psychology of Self-Regulation: An Introductory Review. Part 1. Motivational Processes in Self-Regulation. R.F. Baumeister, J.L. Alquist, Self-Regulation as Limited Resource: Strength Model of Control and Depletion. C. Sansone, What's Interest Got to do with It?: Potential Trade-Offs in the Self-Regulation of Motivation. M. Friese, M. Wänke, W. Hofmann, Unscrambling Self-Regulatory Behavior Determination: The Interplay of Impulse Strength, Reflective Processes, and Control Resources. C. Sedikides, On Self-Protection and Self-Enhancement Regulation: The Role of Self-Improvement and Social Norms. C. Unkelbach, H. Plessner, D. Memmert, "Fit" in Sports: Self-Regulation and Athletic Performances. Part 2. Self-Regulation and Goal-Oriented Behavior. C.S. Carver, M.F. Scheier, Action, Affect, Multi-Tasking, and Layers of Control. G. Oettingen, P.M. Gollwitzer, Making Goal Pursuit Effective: Expectancy-Dependent Goal Setting and Planned Goal Striving. J. Förster, N. Liberman, Goal Gradients: Challenges to a Basic Principle of Motivation. A. Fishbach, The Dynamics of Self-Regulation. G.M. Fitzsimons, J. Friesen, E. Orehek, A.W. Kruglanski, Progress-Induced Goal Shifting As A Self-Regulatory Strategy. Part 3. Affective and Cognitive Processes in Self-Regulation. D.M. Tice, How Emotions Affect Self-Regulation. S.L. Koole, Does Emotion Regulation Help or Hurt Self-Regulation? T.F. Denson, Angry Rumination and the Self-Regulation of Aggression. K. Fiedler, M. Bluemke, C. Unkelbach, Exerting Control over Allegedly Automatic Associative Processes. Part 4. Self-Regulation and Social and Interpersonal Processes. H. Blanton, D.L. Hall, Punishing Difference and Rewarding Diversity: A Deviance Regulation Analysis of Social Structure. K.D. Vohs, J.D. Lasaleta, B. Fennis, Self-Regulation in the Interpersonal Sphere. W.V. Hippel, R. Ronay, Executive Functions and Self-Control. E.J. Finkel, D.C. Molden, S.E. Johnson, P.W. Eastwick, Regulatory Focus and Romantic Alternatives.