Volitional dysfunction in self-control failures and addictive behaviors
(C01)
Subject Area
General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology
Clinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology
Term
from 2012 to 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 178833530
Project C01 investigates mechanisms underlying impaired self-control in behaviors that stand in conflict with long-term goals (e.g., substance use, unhealthy eating habits, pathological gambling). To this end, we launched a longitudinal-prospective study, in which a large participant sample is repeatedly tested across seven years with (i) clinical assessments, (ii) behavioral task batteries, (iii) fMRI paradigms, and (iv) online assessments of daily self-control failures. The aim is to investigate whether impairments of cognitive control processes and dysfunctions in underlying brain systems predict an increased risk of daily self-control failures, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
