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

被引:3226
作者
Muraven, M [1 ]
Baumeister, RF [1 ]
机构
[1] Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.247
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The authors review evidence that self-control may consume a limited resource. Exerting self-cont ol 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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页码:247 / 259
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