Stop and start control at work: Differential validity of two types of self?control for work behavior and emotion regulation

Self-control enables people to regulate their emotions, desires, cognitions, and behaviors. We distinguish between two types of self-control (i.e., inhibitory/stop-control initiatory/start-control), revised De Boer et al.'s stop/start-control scales (Study 1), examined value in predicting work-related behavior emotion regulation among employees a two-wave design 2). The findings show that stop- start-control have differential predictive validity: Stop-control relates negatively counterproductive work positively expressive suppression, whereas increasing challenging job demands (job crafting), cognitive reappraisal, positive framing. Moreover, usefulness analyses supported the incremental validity narrow facets beyond general trait self-control. These illustrate at work, further substantiate theory, suggest organizations should take into account (e.g., personnel selection, design).