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Restoring the self: Positive affect helps improve self-regulation following ego depletion

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 43; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jesp.2006.05.007

1096-0465

Dianne M. Tice, Roy F. Baumeister, Dikla Shmueli‐Blumberg, Mark Muraven,

Mental Health Research Topics

Previous work has shown that acts of self-regulation appear to deplete a psychological resource, resulting in poorer self-regulation subsequently. Four experiments using assorted manipulations and measures found that positive mood or emotion can counteract ego depletion. After an initial act of self-regulation, participants who watched a comedy video or received a surprise gift self-regulated on various tasks as well as non-depleted participants and significantly better than participants who experienced a sad mood induction, a neutral mood stimulus, or a brief rest period.