Does distance from the equator predict self-control? Lessons from the Human Penguin Project
Ijzerman H., Čolić MV., Hennecke M., Hong Y., Hu CP., Joy-Gaba J., Lazarević D., Lazarević LB., Parzuchowski M., Ratner KG., Schubert T., Schütz A., Stojilović D., Weissgerber SC., Zickfeld J., Lindenberg S.
We comment on the proposition that lower temperatures and especially greater seasonal variation in temperature call for individuals and societies to adopt ⋯ a greater degree of self-control (Van Lange et al., sect. 3, para. 4) for which we cannot find empirical support in a large data set with data-driven analyses. After providing greater nuance in our theoretical review, we suggest that Van Lange et al. revisit their model with an eye toward the social determinants of self-control.