dc.contributor.author | Haynes, Ashleigh | |
dc.contributor.author | Kemps, Eva | |
dc.contributor.author | Moffitt, Robyn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-11T02:32:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-11T02:32:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-0854 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/aphw.12080 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/123989 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 386 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 404 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 8 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 529999 | |
dc.title | Too Depleted to Try? Testing the Process Model of Ego Depletion in the Context of Unhealthy Snack Consumption | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript (AM) | |
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) | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Moffitt, Robyn L. | |