Title |
“When the going gets tough, who keeps going?” Depletion sensitivity moderates the ego-depletion effect
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, June 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00647 |
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Authors |
Stefanie J. Salmon, Marieke A. Adriaanse, Emely De Vet, Bob M. Fennis, Denise T. D. De Ridder |
Abstract |
Self-control relies on a limited resource that can get depleted, a phenomenon that has been labeled ego-depletion. We argue that individuals may differ in their sensitivity to depleting tasks, and that consequently some people deplete their self-control resource at a faster rate than others. In three studies, we assessed individual differences in depletion sensitivity, and demonstrate that depletion sensitivity moderates ego-depletion effects. The Depletion Sensitivity Scale (DSS) was employed to assess depletion sensitivity. Study 1 employs the DSS to demonstrate that individual differences in sensitivity to ego-depletion exist. Study 2 shows moderate correlations of depletion sensitivity with related self-control concepts, indicating that these scales measure conceptually distinct constructs. Study 3 demonstrates that depletion sensitivity moderates the ego-depletion effect. Specifically, participants who are sensitive to depletion performed worse on a second self-control task, indicating a stronger ego-depletion effect, compared to participants less sensitive to depletion. |
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