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dc.contributor.authorHaynes, Ashleigh
dc.contributor.authorKemps, Eva
dc.contributor.authorMoffitt, Robyn
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-11T02:32:28Z
dc.date.available2018-10-11T02:32:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1758-0854
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/aphw.12080
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/123989
dc.description.abstractBackground: The process model proposes that the ego depletion effect is due to (a) an increase in motivation toward indulgence, and (b) a decrease in motivation to control behaviour following an initial act of self-control. In contrast, the reflective-impulsive model predicts that ego depletion results in behaviour that is more consistent with desires, and less consistent with motivations, rather than influencing the strength of desires and motivations. The current study sought to test these alternative accounts of the relationships between ego depletion, motivation, desire, and self-control. Methods: One hundred and fifty-six undergraduate women were randomised to complete a depleting e-crossing task or a non-depleting task, followed by a lab-based measure of snack intake, and self-report measures of motivation and desire strength. Results and Conclusions: In partial support of the process model, ego depletion was related to higher intake, but only indirectly via the influence of lowered motivation. Motivation was more strongly predictive of intake for those in the non-depletion condition, providing partial support for the reflective-impulsive model. Ego depletion did not affect desire, nor did depletion moderate the effect of desire on intake, indicating that desire may be an appropriate target for reducing unhealthy behaviour across situations where self-control resources vary.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom386
dc.relation.ispartofpageto404
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalApplied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
dc.relation.ispartofvolume8
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.titleToo Depleted to Try? Testing the Process Model of Ego Depletion in the Context of Unhealthy Snack Consumption
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.rights.copyright© 2016 International Association of Applied Psychology. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Too Depleted to Try? Testing the Process Model of Ego Depletion in the Context of Unhealthy Snack Consumption, Applied Psychology, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 386-404, 2016, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12080. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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