Does Distance from the Equator Predict Self-Control? : Lessons from the Human Penguin Project

Ijzerman, HansHansIjzermanČolić, MarijaMarijaČolićHennecke, MarieMarieHenneckeHong, YoungkiYoungkiHongHu, Chuan-PengChuan-PengHuJoy-Gaba, JenniferJenniferJoy-GabaLazarević, DusankaDusankaLazarevićLazarević, Ljiljana B.Ljiljana B.LazarevićParzuchowski, MichalMichalParzuchowskiRatner, Kyle G.Kyle G.RatnerSchubert, ThomasThomasSchubertSchütz, AstridAstridSchütz0000-0002-6358-167XStojilović, DarcoDarcoStojilovićWeissgerber, Sophia C.Sophia C.WeissgerberZickfeld, JanisJanisZickfeldLindenbergm, SiegwartSiegwartLindenbergm2019-09-192017-06-0620170140-525Xhttps://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/42029We 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.engDoes Distance from the Equator Predict Self-Control? : Lessons from the Human Penguin Projectarticle10.1017/S0140525X16001035