In this chapter, we focus on the role of time perspective (TP) and desire for Control (DC) in self-regulation theory (SRT). Whereas self-control is the muscle of self-regulatory processes, time and control, as distal factors in self-regulation, may be considered as the fuels of this activity. We present results from a study investigating how SRT and TP frameworks can be related empirically, and to evaluate the role played by DC in the context of an extended model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). The study was designed to explore the intervention of Desire for Control (DC) in the relation of TP to substance use, and to evaluate the contribution of these constructs to the TPB model and SRT. Participants were randomly recruited in high schools (N=690) and the study was prospective in design with an assessment of behaviors one week later. Findings showed the moderating role of DC in the relation of TP to substance use, suggesting the impact of those constructs on cannabis use behaviors, through their impact on proximal predictors. Findings of this research program offer some perspectives to integrate further TP research in the framework of self-regulation, and have some practical implications for promotion-or prevention-focused intervention related to substance use behaviors. They also open perspectives for a more "social" view on self-regulation.