Objective: Several health behavior theories converge on the hypothesis that attitudes,
norms, and self-efficacy are important determinants of intentions and behavior. However …

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 …

Why does performing certain tasks cause the aversive experience of mental effort and
concomitant deterioration in task performance? One explanation posits a physical resource …

The strength model of self-regulation holds that self-regulation operates by consuming a
limited energy resource, thereby producing a state called ego depletion in which volition is …

According to the resource model of self-control, overriding one's predominant response
tendencies consumes and temporarily depletes a limited inner resource. Over 100 …

According to the strength model, self-control is a finite resource that determines capacity for
effortful control over dominant responses and, once expended, leads to impaired self-control …

Self-regulatory failure is a core feature of many social and mental health problems. Self-
regulation can be undermined by failures to transcend overwhelming temptations, negative …

Inhibition is a major form of self-regulation. As such, it depends on self-awareness and
comparing oneself to standards and is also susceptible to fluctuations in willpower …

Across four experimental studies, individuals who were depleted of their self-regulatory
resources by an initial act of self-control were more likely to “impulsively cheat” than …

The notion that self-control entails effortful inhibition of impulses dominates prevailing
psychological models of self-control. This article describes some of the conceptual and …