Romana Kadzikowska-Wrzosek Siła woli we współczesnej psychologii: ujęcie personologiczne i procesualne

Abstrakt

This article presents existing in contemporary psychology two perspectives
on strength of volition: trait and process-oriented approaches. The trait
perspective is concentrated on researches exploring origins and consequences of
strength of volition. Within the process-oriented perspective, researchers attempt
to define the mechanisms underlying the strength of volition and the essential ingredients
of willpower. This perspective enables to explain also intra – individual
differences in willpower. The process oriented perspective underlines the necessity
to take into consideration broader personality context in analyzing the willpower
role and difficulties in action control process. Of particular importance is the level
of autonomy of the standards and type of control action. Democratic, autonomous
control mode of action, based mainly on intuitive volitional mechanisms is conducive
to volitional efficiency.
Key words: strength of volition, self-control, self-regulation, personality, autonomy