A within-subjects test of ego depletion and potential moderators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10123751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dustin P Calvillo (0000-0002-6747-9605, California State University, San Marcos, corresponding author), Katie Rodríguez (0000-0003-1664-3089, California State University, San Marcos), Theresa Ngan Nguyen (0000-0002-0283-5920, California State University, San Marcos) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 509-523 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.2021.1922341 |
| PMID | 33971802 |
| OpenAlex | W3160098854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
Ego depletion, the finding that initial exertion of self-control hinders performance on subsequent self-control tasks, has become a controversial topic. There have been discrepant results from empirical studies and different conclusions drawn from meta-analyses and multilab studies. We examined ego depletion and three potential moderators in a preregistered experiment using a within-subjects design in order to overcome limitations of the standard between-subjects design. In two sessions separated by 1 week, participants ( N = 214) completed an ego depletion or control version of a Stroop task. Each Stroop task was followed by manipulation check questions and an antisaccade task. Participants also completed measures of lay theory of willpower, trait self-control, and action orientation. There was no significant evidence for ego depletion, and Bayes factors strongly favored the null hypotheses that there was no difference in antisaccade performance (accuracy or response time) after ego depletion and control Stroop tasks. Additionally, lay theory willpower, trait self-control, and action orientation were not significantly related to ego depletion effects. Exploratory between-subjects comparisons that omitted participants who responded at lower than chance accuracy levels, however, found significant ego depletion effects. These results provide further evidence that ego depletion effects are elusive
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Ego Depletion · Id, ego and super-ego · Orientation (vector space · Self-control · Stroop effect · Task (project management · Trait · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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A series of meta-analytic tests of the depletion effect
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Bayesian t tests for accepting and rejecting the null hypothesis
The Strength Model of Self-Regulation
A Multilab Preregistered Replication of the Ego-Depletion Effect
G*Power 3
The Strength Model of Self-Control
An effect size primer
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Ego depletion results in an increase in spontaneous false memories
High Self‐Control Predicts Good Adjustment, Less Pathology, Better Grades, and Interpersonal Success
Habituation does not rescue depletion
Ego depletion
Intellectual performance and ego depletion
Time to Set a New Research Agenda for Ego Depletion and Self-Control
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The Limits of Ego Depletion
Development of a Within-Subject, Repeated-Measures Ego-Depletion Paradigm
Ego depletion and the strength model of self-control
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |