Taking care of one’s health can require trading current feelings for longer-term considerations of health and well-being. The present research (total N = 366) sought to assess ego operations of this type in terms of the extent to which the self would be capable of responding to health-challenging situations in ways deemed to be effective. Ego effective individuals engaged in a greater frequency of health-protective behaviors as well as a lesser frequency of risky behaviors, both with respect to a peer protocol (Study 1) and a daily life protocol (Study 2). Findings are informative concerning multiple self-regulation perspectives on health.

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自我效能：一种针对健康行为和应对的新型个体差异方法

照顾一个人的健康可能需要用当前的感受来换取对健康和福祉的长期考虑。目前的研究（总N  = 366）试图根据自我能够以被认为有效的方式应对健康挑战情况的程度来评估这种类型的自我运作。在同伴协议（研究 1）和日常生活协议（研究 2）方面，自我有效的个体从事更高频率的健康保护行为以及较低频率的危险行为。研究结果提供了有关健康的多种自我调节观点的信息。