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Werner, K. M., & Ford, B. Q. (2023). Self-control: An integrative framework. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. PDF.

Werner, K. M., Inzlicht, M., & Ford, B. Q. (2022). Whither inhibition? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31, 333-339
Leduc-Cummings, I., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Kline, J., & Cole, S. (2022). Obstacles in goal pursuit: The influence of motivation on how individuals set up their environment. Journal of Research in Personality, 99, 104231.

Inzlicht, M., Werner, K. M., Briskin, J. L., & Roberts, B. W. (2021). Integrating models of self-regulation. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 319-345.
Katzir, M., Baldwin, M., Werner, K. M., Hofmann, W. (2021). Moving beyond inhibition: Capturing a broader scope of the self-control construct with the Self-Control Strategy Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 103, 763-776.
Lin, H., Werner, K. M., & Inzlicht, M. (2021). Promises and perils of experimentation: The mutual internal validity problem. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16, 854-863.
Lopez, R. B., Cosme, D., Werner, K. M., Saunders, B., & Hofmann, W. (2021). Associations between use of self-regulatory strategies and daily eating patterns: An experience sampling study in college-aged females. Motivation and Emotion, 45, 747-758.
Tabri, N., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., & Wohl, M. J. A. (2021. Perfectionism predicts disordered eating and gambling via focused self-concept, especially among those high in erroneous beliefs about their disordered behavior. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 3, 524-533.
Vohs, K., Schmeichel, B., Lohmann, S., Gronau, Q., Finley A., … Capaldi, J., Milyavskaya, M., Shaw, M., Werner, K. M. … Wagenmakers, E.-J., & Albarracin, D. (in-press). A multi-site preregistered paradigmatic test of the ego depletion effect. Psychological Science, 32, 1566-1581.

Smyth, A., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Holding, A., & Koestner, R. (2020). Do mindful people set better goals? Investigating the relation between trait mindfulness, self-concordance, and goal progress. Journal of Research in Personality, 88, 104015.

Werner, K. M., Smyth, A., Milyavskaya, M. (2019). Do narcissists benefit from materialistic pursuits? Examining the relation between narcissistic tendencies, extrinsic values, and well-being. Collabra: Psychology.
Werner, K. M., Klimo, R., Levine, S., & Milyavskaya, M. (2019). Examining the role of self-control, grit, and conscientiousness in predicting goal motivation. Journal of Research in Personality, 81, 168-175.
Davydenko, M., Werner, K. M., & Milyavskaya, M. (2019). Frozen goals: Identifying a new type of goal. Collabra: Psychology, 5, 17.
Nguyen, T. T., Werner, K. M., & Soenens, B. (2019). Embracing me-time: Motivation for solitude during transition to college.
Motivation and Emotion, 43, 571-591.
*Werner, K. M., & *Milyavskaya, M. (2019). Motivation and self-regulation: The role of want-to motivation in the processes underlying self-regulation and self-control. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13. *Both authors contributed equally.

Titova, M., Werner, K. M., & Sheldon, K. M. (2018). Translating positive psychology. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 4, 211-214.
Tabri, N., Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., & Wohl, M. J. A. (2018). Perfectionism predicts disordered gambling via financially focused self-concept. Journal of Gambling Issues, 38, 252-267. osf.io/b8mt6
Milyavskaya, M., & Werner, K. M. (2018). Goal pursuit: Current state of affairs and directions for future research. Canadian Psychology/Psychology canadienne, 59, 163-175.
Leduc-Cummings, I., Werner, K. M., & Milyavskaya, M. (2018). Self-regulation. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackleford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Springer.
Werner, K. M. & Milyavskaya, M. (2018). We may not know what we want, but do we know what we need? Examining the ability to forecast need satisfaction during goal pursuit. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9, 656-663. Pre-registration, materials, & output: osf.io/hyvb2

Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Foxen-Craft, E., & Koestner, R. (2016). Some goals just feel easier: Self-concordance leads to goal progress through subjective ease, not effort. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 237-242.

Hall, B. F., Wagge, J. R., Brandt, M. J., Chartier, C. R., Pfuhl, G., …Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Charbel, R., Johnson, C. … Grahe, J. E. (under review). Registered Replication Report: Turri, Buckwalter, & Blouw (2015). Stage 1 Registered Report at Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychology.
Chen, S-C., Szabelska, A., Chartier, C. R., Kecks, Z., Lynott, D., …Werner, K. M., Milyavskaya, M., Wang, J. … Oberzaucher, E. (under review). Investigating object orientation across 14 languages. Stage 1 Registered Report at Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.