Willpower and the Cultivation of Virtues

2021 ◽  
pp. 80-102
Author(s):  
Ryan West
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Peter 1 ◽  
2 Peter

This chapter explores some roles willpower might play in a Christian’s grace-empowered attempt to “make every effort to supplement [his or her] faith with virtue” (2 Peter 1:5, ESV). Working from a distinction Robert Adams makes between “motivational” and “structural” virtues, West argues that virtues of the latter sort—of which self-control, perseverance, and patience are paradigm examples—are partially constituted by willpower. He then draws on recent empirical studies of self-regulation to explain how the wise exertion of willpower can help one not only resist temptation, but also leverage temptation in the interest of cultivating virtues in both of Adams’s categories.

scholarly journals Paraatmaking teen immoraliteit in 'n postmodernistiese samelewing: 'n Hermeneuse van 2 Petrus 1:12-15

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douw G. Breed ◽  
Fika J. Van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Moral Autonomy ◽  
Peter 1 ◽  
2 Peter

Preparing against immorality in a postmodern society: A her-meneusis of 2 Peter 1:12-15. Under the influence of postmodernism the moral autonomy of man is at present strongly accentuated and society more and more evinces the characteristics of this perspective. This article on 2 Peter 1:12-15 argues that it is important to make believer!' aware of the consequences of an immoral lifestyle and to prepare them against it. Believers must be equipped with fresh and clear knowledge of the teachings of the apostles. In these teachings the believers possess authoritative guidance that will help them to distinguish between true and false teachers of Jesus Christ and that will lead them to sanctification. The teachings of the apostles will also teach them to call lovingly upon other people to live a life true to God and one that speaks of high moral values and self control.

scholarly journals Personal features and malevolent creativity on the example of cadets and policemen

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.V. Meshkova ◽  
V.A. Shapoval ◽  
E.A. Gerasimenko ◽  
M. Potarykina ◽  
I.A. Meshkov
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Characteristics Analysis ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual

We present and analyze the results of two empirical studies conducted in the framework of adaptation of "The malevolent creativity behavior scale" (Hao et al.) on samples of cadets-students grades 9-10 (N=89, 70-boys) and police officers (N=62, average age 26 years, men). The hypothesis that the implementation of original solutions in behavior harmful to other people is due to the interaction of aggression/its components and a set of personal characteristics was tested. The results showed: 1. a special contribution belongs to the cognitive component of aggression-hostility (Bass-Perry questionnaire), both in adolescents and adults; 2. there are age and gender features in predictors of anti-social creativity. It is shown by the example of cadets that Machiavellianism, low neuroticism, agreeableness (NEO-5 FFI) can be included in the complex of personal characteristics. Analysis of the results obtained in the sample of police officers with non-legal education showed that the combination of low hostility with high self-regulation and self-control of the individual ("self-directedness ",TCI-125) can become a resource of resistance to anti-socially directed behavior, in particular corruption.

scholarly journals Student Self-Assessment in Higher Education: The International Experience and the Greek Example

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Papanthymou ◽  
Maria Darra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Assessment In Higher Education

This study is a review of 34 empirical studies internationally and in Greece from 2008-2018 and aims at investigating:a. the implementation of student self-assessment in Higher education and the outcomes on students, b. the ability ofstudents to self-assess accurately and the factors that affect this ability. According to the main findings, self-assessmentis implemented through various ways that include inter alia electronic and non-electronic self-assessment tools.Internationally, most studies have examined and proved the contribution of student self-assessment to improvement ofperformance and learning. Moreover, self-assessment develops self-regulating learning, increases self-confidence,motivates students to ask guidance from their professors and help from their peers, increases self-efficacy, students’awareness of self-assessment ability and self-control, makes students change attitudes towards course, preparesemployability skills of students, reduces anxiety for assessment, increases students’ responsibility about theirlearning, makes them have a critical view on their work and develops critical thinking skills. In Greece, it was foundonly one study that examined the implementation of student self-assessment in Higher education and its impact onstudents and findings indicate that self-assessment through a quiz improves performance, self-regulation, motivatesstudents to try more and helps them identify gaps in their learning. Student self-assessment ability and factors thataffect this ability have been examined only internationally, so in Greece there is a research gap concerning theseparameters. Tertiary students can self-assess accurately and this ability depends on specific factors such asconfidence, prior achievement, learning style, scaffolding from professors, training, dialogical interaction anddynamic assessment.

Psychological features of the socio-psychological adaptation of employees of internal affairs bodies with a different level of personal adaptation potential

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-240
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Popinako ◽  
Natal'ya Goncharova
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
And Performance ◽  
High Level

Socio-psychological adaptation of the employee is an important condition for the success of professional activities, determining the effectiveness and reliability of the subject in performing operational tasks. The scientific significance of the problem is actualized in the professions of social orientation and requires not only physiological adaptations, but analysis of prospects predict the dynamics of adaptation, a constructive interaction and cooperation in socio-professional environment. Current empirical studies show that law enforcement problems of professional adaptation involve a lot of social regulatory factors, value and moral content. In the presented results of empirical research the peculiarities of socio-psychological adaptation of employees of internal Affairs bodies with different level of personal adaptive capacity are discussed. Statistical analysis of indicators of two groups of adapted and unadapted staff allowed us to establish reliably significant differences in the adaptation on physical, psychological and social levels. It was revealed that employees with low levels of adaptive capacity are different in asthenic reactions, neuropsychological instability, emotional discomfort, severity of negative emotional state. The overall profile of socio-psychological adaptation is characterized by low level of behavioral self-regulation and communicative potential difficulties in establishing a constructive relationship, deconditioning disorders. It was found that employees with a high level of personal adaptive capacity are different in activity and performance, neuro-psychological stability, the capacity for behavioral self-control, communicative abilities and moral normativity. Indicators of socio-psychological adaptation demonstrate the ability to adequate perception of social norms, the availability of professional motives in the activities, alignment of personal interests with the interests of the service activities, goodwill in the relationship, cooperation and responsibility.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN SELF REGULATED LEARNING MAHASISWA DI ERA DIGITAL MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN BLENDED LEARNING

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Sucipto Sucipto
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
The Impact

Some students have not shown the ability to regulate themselves (self regulated learning) about how to learn. This is part of the impact of conventional learning. Blended learning is a learning model that is widely developed in college. This model provides opportunities for students to learn actively by self-regulation, self-control, self-motivation, and develop self-confidence, and choose or manage their own learning environment to support the effectiveness of learning. This study is based on literature review. Based on some empirical studies, it is concluded that the application of this model can improve self regulated learning learners. Keywords: blended learning, self regulated learning, conventional learning

Parasympathetic Concomitants of Habitual, Spontaneous, and Instructed Emotional Suppression

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmir Gračanin ◽  
Igor Kardum ◽  
Jasna Hudek-Knežević
Keyword(s):  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Experimental Manipulation ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Sinus Arrhythmia ◽  
Emotional Suppression ◽  
Emotion Experience ◽  
Similar Relation

Abstract. The neurovisceral integration model proposes that different forms of self-regulation, including the emotional suppression, are characterized by the activation of neural network whose workings are also reflected in respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). However, most of the previous studies failed to observe theoretically expected increases in RSA during emotional suppression. Even when such effects were observed, it was not clear whether they resulted from specific task demands, a decrease in muscle activity, or they were the consequence of more specific self-control processes. We investigated the relation between habitual or trait-like suppression, spontaneous, and instructed suppression with changes in RSA during negative emotion experience. A modest positive correlation between spontaneous situational and habitual suppression was observed across two experimental tasks. Furthermore, the results showed greater RSA increase among participants who experienced higher negative affect (NA) increase and reported higher spontaneous suppression than among those with higher NA increase and lower spontaneous suppression. Importantly, this effect was independent from the habitual suppression and observable facial expressions. The results of the additional task based on experimental manipulation, rather than spontaneous use of situational suppression, indicated a similar relation between suppression and RSA. Our results consistently demonstrate that emotional suppression, especially its self-regulation component, is followed by the increase in parasympathetic activity.

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