Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control
Numerous experiments have found that exercising self-control reduces success on subsequent, seemingly unrelated self-control tasks. Such evidence lends support to a strength model that posits a limited and depletable resource underlying all manner of self-control. Recent theory and evidence suggest...
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doaj-30b110f0ec244b8cbedd36ad3c101d962020-11-24T23:13:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782014-09-01510.3389/fpsyg.2014.01112112847Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-controlAdrienne eCrowell0Nicholas J Kelley1Brandon J Schmeichel2Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityNumerous experiments have found that exercising self-control reduces success on subsequent, seemingly unrelated self-control tasks. Such evidence lends support to a strength model that posits a limited and depletable resource underlying all manner of self-control. Recent theory and evidence suggest that exercising self-control may also increase approach-motivated impulse strength. The two studies reported here tested two implications of this increased approach motivation hypothesis. First, aftereffects of self-control should be evident even in responses that require little or no self-control. Second, participants higher in trait approach motivation should be particularly susceptible to such aftereffects. In support, exercising self-control led to increased optimism (Study 1) and broadened attention (Study 2), but only among individuals higher in trait approach motivation. These findings suggest that approach motivation is an important key to understanding the aftereffects of exercising self-control.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01112/fullindividual differencesSelf-regulationApproach MotivationSelf-ControlEgo Depletion |
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Adrienne eCrowell Nicholas J Kelley Brandon J Schmeichel Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control Frontiers in Psychology individual differences Self-regulation Approach Motivation Self-Control Ego Depletion |
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Adrienne eCrowell Nicholas J Kelley Brandon J Schmeichel |
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Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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Trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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trait approach motivation moderates the aftereffects of self-control |
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Frontiers Media S.A. |
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Frontiers in Psychology |
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1664-1078 |
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2014-09-01 |
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Numerous experiments have found that exercising self-control reduces success on subsequent, seemingly unrelated self-control tasks. Such evidence lends support to a strength model that posits a limited and depletable resource underlying all manner of self-control. Recent theory and evidence suggest that exercising self-control may also increase approach-motivated impulse strength. The two studies reported here tested two implications of this increased approach motivation hypothesis. First, aftereffects of self-control should be evident even in responses that require little or no self-control. Second, participants higher in trait approach motivation should be particularly susceptible to such aftereffects. In support, exercising self-control led to increased optimism (Study 1) and broadened attention (Study 2), but only among individuals higher in trait approach motivation. These findings suggest that approach motivation is an important key to understanding the aftereffects of exercising self-control. |
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individual differences Self-regulation Approach Motivation Self-Control Ego Depletion |
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