Dr. CHOW Tak Sang, JasonJasonDr. CHOW Tak SangHui, Chin MingChin MingHuiSiu, Tiffany Sok U.Tiffany Sok U.Siu2023-03-272023-03-272022Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, vol. 13, article no. 851964.1664-10781664-1078https://ra.lib.hksyu.edu.hk/knowledgegraph/7614.htmlhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/7614Open accessPast research suggested that when individuals feel that it is their free choice to perform a task, they are more likely to succeed. However, little has been known about the effect of perceived choice of self-control and the psychological processes underlying the benefits of this perception in everyday contexts. To fill this gap, a 7-day experience sampling study (115 college students and 1,725 reported episodes of self-control) was conducted to test whether confidence in sustaining the current self-control activity (expectancy) and perceived value of current self-control (value) could mediate the link between perceived choice and success in the current self-control activity. The results of multilevel analysis suggested that the perceived choice can boost self-control success by increasing expectancy and value of self-control. These findings add mechanistic understanding of the effect of perceived choice on self-control success.enSelf-ControlSelf-DeterminationValueExpectancySelf-EfficacyPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.3389/fpsyg.2022.851964