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Engaging in virtuous behavior and quenching temptations to engage in immoral behavior requires self-control.  

Engaging in virtuous behavior and quenching temptations to engage in immoral behavior requires self-control.  

According to the abstract of the 2021 journal article ''Does religion make people more self-controlled? A review of research from the lab and life'' published in the journal ''Current Opinion in Psychology'': "We do find evidence, however, that rituals (most notably, prayer), along with exposure to religious environments and institutions in the real world (e.g. religious schooling) influence self-control on the scale of weeks, months, and years — a conclusion that is also supported by rigorous longitudinal research."<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X20302116#:~:text=Engagement%20in%20religious%20rituals%20such,to%20increases%20in%20self%2Dcontrol. Does religion make people more self-controlled? A review of research from the lab and life], ''Current Opinion in Psychology'', Volume 40, August 2021, Pages 167-170</ref>

According to the abstract of the 2021 journal article ''Does religion make people more self-controlled? A review of research from the lab and life'' published in the journal ''Current Opinion in Psychology'': "We do find evidence, however, that rituals (most notably, [[prayer]]), along with exposure to religious environments and institutions in the real world (e.g. religious schooling) influence self-control on the scale of weeks, months, and years — a conclusion that is also supported by rigorous longitudinal research."<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X20302116#:~:text=Engagement%20in%20religious%20rituals%20such,to%20increases%20in%20self%2Dcontrol. Does religion make people more self-controlled? A review of research from the lab and life], ''Current Opinion in Psychology'', Volume 40, August 2021, Pages 167-170</ref>

In the journal article ''Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications'', psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on self-control/self-regulation.<ref>[http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/mmccullough/Papers/Relig_self_control_bulletin.pdf Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19210054 Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref> Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in ''Psychological Science'' found that religion replenishes self-control.<ref>[http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/05/02/0956797611431987.abstract ''Religion Replenishes Self-Control'', ''Psychological Science'', June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/qu-qsf012412.php Study finds religion helps us gain self-control]</ref>

In the journal article ''Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications'', psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on self-control/self-regulation.<ref>[http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/mmccullough/Papers/Relig_self_control_bulletin.pdf Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19210054 Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref> Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in ''Psychological Science'' found that religion replenishes self-control.<ref>[http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/05/02/0956797611431987.abstract ''Religion Replenishes Self-Control'', ''Psychological Science'', June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/qu-qsf012412.php Study finds religion helps us gain self-control]</ref>