Proposes that binge eating is motivated by a desire to escape from self-awareness. Binge
eaters suffer from high standards and expectations, especially an acute sensitivity to the …

The major patterns of self-regulatory failure are reviewed. Underregulation occurs because
of deficient standards, inadequate monitoring, or inadequate strength. Misregulation occurs …

Multiple sets of empirical research findings on guilt are reviewed to evaluate the view that
guilt should be understood as an essentially social phenomenon that happens between …

We examine and refine the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ; Fagerström, 1978).
The relation between each FTQ item and biochemical measures of heaviness of smoking …

This article examines the measurement of short-lived (ie, state) changes in self-esteem. A
new scale is introduced that is sensitive to manipulations designed to temporarily alter self …

This article proposes a framework for representing personality constructs at four levels of
abstraction. The total aggregation model is the composite formed by the sum of scores on all …

Researchers have long debated whether knowledge about the self is unique in terms of its
functional anatomic representation within the human brain. In the context of memory …

Two simple self‐report measures have been used to assess the heaviness of
smoking,'number of cigarettes per day'(CPD) and 'time to the first cigarette of the day'(TTF) …

The tendency for people with high self-esteem to make inflated assessments and predictions
about themselves carries the risk of making commitments that exceed capabilities, thus …

Three studies were conducted to test the behavioral consequences of effortful self-
regulation. Individuals with chronic inhibitions about eating were exposed to situations …