Consideration of future consequences, ego-depletion, and self-control: Support for distinguishing between CFC-Immediate and CFC-Future sub-scales

• Main Authors: JOIREMAN, Jeff, BALLIET, Daniel Patrick, SPROTT, David, SPANGENBERG, Eric, SCHULTZ, Jenifer
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: Consideration of future consequences; Ego-depletion; Self-control; Temporal discounting; Personality and Social Contexts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/606
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We examine how individual differences in the consideration of future consequences (Strathman et al., 1994) impact trait self-control, and temporal discounting under conditions of ego-depletion. Study 1 (N = 986) reveals that the CFC scale contains two underlying factors, which can be labeled the CFC-Immediate (CFC-I) and CFC-Future (CFC-F) sub-scales. Supporting the distinction between the two sub-scales, Study 2 (N = 147) shows that lower levels of trait self-control are best predicted by higher levels of CFC-I (not CFC-F), while Study 3 (N = 104) reveals that ego-depletion leads to more temporal discounting only among those high in CFC-I. Future use of the two sub-scales is encouraged.