Ego Depletion: A Resource Model of Volition, Self-Regulation, and Controlled Processing

Making choices, responding actively instead of passively, restraining impulses, and other acts of self-control and volition all draw on a common resource that is limited and renewable, akin to strength or energy. After an act of choice or self-control, the self's resources have been expended, p...

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Published in:Social cognition 2000-06, Vol.18 (2), p.130-150
Main Authors: Baumeister, Roy F, Muraven, Mark, Tice, Dianne M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
Human behaviour
Motivation
Psychology
Regulation
Self
Self image
Social cognition
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Summary:Making choices, responding actively instead of passively, restraining impulses, and other acts of self-control and volition all draw on a common resource that is limited and renewable, akin to strength or energy. After an act of choice or self-control, the self's resources have been expended, producing the condition of ego depletion.
ISSN:0278-016X
1943-2798
DOI:10.1521/soco.2000.18.2.130