Meta-analytic dataset containing results of primary studies examining the effect of self-control training.
Format
A data frame with 158 rows and 26 variables:
- studyid
identifier for the study.
- esid
identifier for the effect size.
- name
name of the study.
- g
effect size in form of Hedges' g.
- var_g
corresponding variance of the effect size.
- se_g
corresponding standard error of the effect size.
- outcome
name of the outcome measure.
- comparison
conditions compared.
- type_of_treatment
type of treatment/training.
- length_of_treatment
length of treatment coded in days.
- publication_status
indicator for whether the study was published.
- publication_status_new
indicator for whether the study was published (newer version).
- publication_year
year that the study was published.
- research_group
indicator for whether researchers of the study belonged to the strength model group.
- control_group_quality
quality of the control group with active indicating that the control group worked on some task.
- gender_ratio
percentage of males in the sample.
- type_of_outcome
type of outcome.
- subjectivity_of_outcome_measurement
indicator for the subjectivity of the outcome measure.
- lab_based_versus_real_world_behavior
indicator for whether the behavior measured was assessed in lab or in the real-world.
- stamina_versus_strength
indicator for whether the outcome was assessed with (Stamina) or without a preceding effortful task (Strength).
- pre_test_measurement
indicator for whether there was a pre and post measure of outcome or only post measure.
- sample_population
population examined in the study.
- sample_age
average age of the sample.
- attrition
percentage of attrition.
- participant_compensation
type of compensation received by the participants.
- self_control_potential
indicator for whether the outcome measure required utilization of maximum self-control potential.
References
Friese M, Frankenbach J, Job V, Loschelder DD (2017). “Does self-control training improve self-control? A meta-analysis.” Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(6), 1077–1099. doi:10.1177/1745691617697076 .