Is ego depletion real? An analysis of arguments

M Friese, DD Loschelder, K Gieseler… - Personality and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
An influential line of research suggests that initial bouts of self-control increase the
susceptibility to self-control failure (ego depletion effect). Despite seemingly abundant …

Ego depletion: Theory and evidence

M Muraven - The Oxford handbook of human motivation, 2012 - books.google.com
Self-control all too often fails. Despite people's best intentions and considerable negative
outcomes, people often find themselves at the losing end of resisting temptation, combating …

Exertion of self-control increases fatigue, reduces task self-efficacy, and impairs performance of resistance exercise.

JD Graham, KA Martin Ginis… - Sport, Exercise, and …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of this study was to investigate sequential indirect pathways by which self-
control exertion affects resistance exercise performance through fatigue and task self …

Safety stressors and construction workers' safety performance: The mediating role of ego depletion and self-efficacy

G Ye, Q Xiang, L Yang, J Yang, N Xia, Y Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As an important influencing factor of construction workers' safety performance, safety
stressor has received increasing attention. However, no consensus has been reached on …

Capable fish or deficient ponds? A meta-analysis of consequences, mechanisms, and moderators of perceived overqualification

M Liao, MJ Zhang, JB Carnevale… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Perceived overqualification (POQ) has traditionally been seen as an undesirable
employment situation associated with negative outcomes. However, recent research …

Parenting style and children emotion management skills among Chinese children aged 3–6: the chain mediation effect of self-control and peer interactions

D Li, W Li, X Zhu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Drawing on ecosystem theory, which is based on the interaction of family environment,
individual characteristics, and social adaptation, this study aimed to examine the effects of …

Lay theories of willpower

Z Francis, V Job - Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Some people believe that willpower relies on a limited resource and that performing
cognitive work (such as using self‐control) results in mental fatigue. Others believe that …

The relationship between ego depletion and prosocial behavior of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of social self-efficacy and personal belief …

L Li, H Liu, G Wang, Y Chen, L Huang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the context of the COVID-19, we examined the relationship between college students' ego
depletion and their prosocial behavior. We explored the mediating role of social self-efficacy …

Too much of a good thing? A multilevel examination of listening to music at work.

BA Scott, N Awasty, S Li, DE Conlon… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Music listening has proliferated in the workplace, yet its effects have been overlooked, and
classic investigations offer conflicting results. To advance our understanding, we draw from …

Social bonding or depleting? A team‐level investigation of leader self‐sacrifice on team and leader work engagement

X Chen, Y Yuan, J Liu, L Zhu… - Journal of Occupational …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The leader self‐sacrifice literature has largely drawn on the norm of reciprocity to examine
the positive impacts of leader self‐sacrifice on employee attitudes and behaviours, but little …