Self Discipline, Delayed Gratification: Influence of Culture and Religion (Psychology, Self Control)

The ability to delay short-term rewards in favor of future achievements, can be beneficial in many situations. Therefore it is important to find out whether this ability is a congenital or learned characteristic. Although the influence of genes can not be denied (e.g. Anokhin et al. 2011)particularly cross-cultural studies (e.g. East vs. West) provide evidence for the importance of the environment.
For Example:
Can the mere thought of American culture make you more impatient (Chen et al. 2011)?
And: Are Catholics less patient than Calvinists (Paglieri et al. 2013)?


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Keywords:
Walter Mischel - Marshmallow Experiment - Delay of Gratification - Delay Time at age of four - correlation - social competence, academic competence, frustration tolerance - Koreans vs. Americans - Delay Discounting - Cultural Differences - Patience - Singapore - Priming - Pictures of American Culture - Religion - Heaven can wait - Paglieri - Catholics - Calvinists - Atheists - Italian - Dutch - Brain - Genes - Prefrontal Cortex - Ventral Striatum

Author: Eskil Burck