Implicit theories about willpower predict the activation of a rest goal following self-control exertion. [article].

Past research indicates that peoples' implicit theories about the nature of willpower moderate the ego-depletion effect. Only people who believe or were led to believe that willpower is a limited resource (limited-resource theory) showed lower self-control performance after an initial demanding...

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Other Authors: Job, Veronika, Bernecker, Kathrina
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