Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell, “Self-Control Is Contagious,” in 300 Illustrations for Preachers, ed. Elliot Ritzema (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015).
A 2010 study found that self-control can be contagious.
The study, conducted in a laboratory setting, found that watching or even thinking about someone with good self-control makes others more likely to show the same restraint.
