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Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle?
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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“Most of this research has focused on the depletion of these self-control “muscles,” in which efforts to exert self-control, focus attention, inhibit urges, or regulate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors deplete these resources.”
From Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health (2010) · cites this paper as Muraven & Baumeister, 2000
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“This leads to the prediction that when self-control efforts are excessive, one should observe impaired performance on any subsequent task requiring self-control effort (Muraven & Baumeister, 2000).”
From Psychological flexibility as a fundamental aspect of health (2010) · cites this paper as Muraven & Baumeister, 2000
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“although even these individuals are susceptible to the ironic effects of over-control, especially under conditions of stress (Garland et al. 2014; Muraven and Baumeister 2000).”
From Mindfulness, Acceptance and Defusion Strategies in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Laboratory Studies (2018) · cites this paper as Muraven and Baumeister 2000
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“strategies that emphasise control over internal experiences (thoughts and feelings) are likely only to be successful in those with significant pre-existing cognitive reserves”
From Mindfulness, Acceptance and Defusion Strategies in Smokers: A Systematic Review of Laboratory Studies (2018) · cites this paper as Muraven and Baumeister 2000
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“These findings may correspond to the notion of the general self-regulation concept (Baumeister et al., 1998; Muraven and Baumeister, 2000) as being closely related to emotion regulation (Vohs and Baumeister, 2011; Vago and Silbersweig, 2012).”
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“A problem is that most people are driven by the need for instant success (doing small things, and getting rewarded immediately) which has a stronger pull than long-term success, with delayed gratification of rewards (e.g., Mischel 1996; Muraven and Baumeister 2000).”
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“Finally, ego‐depletion refers to the phenomenon that exerting self‐control on an initial task produces a temporary reduction in people’s capacity for self‐control that is reflected in poor performance on a subsequent task (Baumeister, Bratlavsky, & Muraven, 1998; Muraven & Baumeister, 2000).”
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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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