Self-regulation theory would also seem to indicate that self-leadership may operate apart from personality influences. In contrast to personality traits, one's self-regulating tendencies may vary across situations. For instance, ยก although people may have established tendencies, regulatory focus varies from promotion to prevention across momentary situations. In so much as self-leadership strategies operate within the general framework of self-regulation, it seems reasonable to suggest that people may vary their utilization of self-leadership strategies separate and apart from the influences of their fixed personality traits.