Fighting self-control failure: Overcoming ego depletion by increasing self-awareness |
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Authors: | Hugo JEM Alberts Carolien Martijn |
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Institution: | a Department of Clinical and Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlandsb Department of Health Education and Promotion, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | According to the limited strength model (Muraven, Tice & Baumeister, 1998), exerting self-control causes ego depletion: a depletion of cognitive resources resulting in poorer performance on later self-control tasks. Previous studies have demonstrated a positive effect of self-awareness on self-control performance. The present study examined whether the occurrence of ego depletion can be circumvented by increasing self-awareness. Initially depleted participants who received a neutral prime exhibited the classic ego depletion pattern: their performance on a subsequent physical self-control task decreased significantly. In contrast, no decrease in performance was observed for depleted participants who were exposed to a self-awareness prime. The latter group performed equally well compared to low depleted participants. |
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Keywords: | Self-control Ego depletion Self-awareness |
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