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Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle?

Muraven, Mark, Baumeister, Roy F.·2000·Psychological Bulletin

Abstract

The authors review evidence that self-control may consume a limited resource. Exerting self-control may consume self-control strength, reducing the amount of strength available for subsequent self-control efforts. Coping with stress, regulating negative affect, and resisting temptations require self-control, and after such self-control efforts, subsequent attempts at self-control are more likely to fail. Continuous self-control efforts, such as vigilance, also degrade over time. These decrements in self-control are probably not due to negative moods or learned helplessness produced by the initial self-control attempt. These decrements appear to be specific to behaviors that involve self-control; behaviors that do not require self-control neither consume nor require self-control strength. It is concluded that the executive component of the self--in particular, inhibition--relies on a limited, consumable resource.

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Authors
Muraven, M., & Baumeister, R. F.
Affiliations
Case Western Reserve University (US)
Venue
Psychological Bulletin
Published
2000
Volume
126
Issue
2
Pages
247-259
ISSN
  • 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1455
OpenAlex
W2113390049
Cited by
4,510
References
135
Citations by year
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FWCI
45.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh057039-05, 5r01mh051482-03)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 57039, MH-51482)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
self-control, self-regulation, resource constraints, ego depletion, executive function, inhibition, sustained attention, stress coping, negative affect regulation, resistance to temptation
MeSH terms
Attention, Depression, Physical Exertion, Helplessness, Learned, Internal-External Control, Motivation

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