Overview
Erin Davisson joined the Center in June 2013 as a research scientist with the Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience (C-StARR). Her research focuses on self-regulation broadly, including self-control and its impact on health and problem behaviors, as well as measurement issues related to self-regulation and self-control.Research Interests:
- Social Psychology
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology, Duke University
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Research Scientist
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Research Scientist
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Motivated misperception: Self-regulatory resources affect goal appraisals
Journal Article Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · January 1, 2014 Three studies examine how self-regulatory resources affect goal appraisals, finding support for the hypothesis that when low in self-regulatory resources, individuals endorse statements that rationalize either inaction or less effortful goal pursuit. Study ... Full text CiteSelf-Control and Forgiveness: A Meta-Analytic Review
Journal Article Social Psychological and Personality Science · January 1, 2014 In the 12 years since scholars first investigated the link between self-control and forgiveness (Finkel & Campbell, 2001), the literature investigating this relation has grown rapidly. The present article reports a meta-analytic review of this link across ... Full text CiteRiding other people's coattails: individuals with low self-control value self-control in other people.
Journal Article Psychological science · June 2013 Two laboratory experiments and one dyadic study of ongoing relationships of romantic partners examined how temporary and chronic deficits in self-control affect individuals' evaluations of other people. We suggest that when individuals lack self-control re ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Real-Time and Randomized Tests of Social Media and Mental Health Links in Early Adolescence
ResearchAssociate Director · Awarded by University of California - Irvine · 2024 - 2029Adolescents and AI
ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by University of California - Irvine · 2024 - 2026Fluctuations in Self-Control Capacity
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013View All Grants