The Strength Model of Self-Control
@article{Baumeister2007TheSM, title={The Strength Model of Self-Control}, author={R. Baumeister and K. Vohs and D. Tice}, journal={Current Directions in Psychological Science}, year={2007}, volume={16}, pages={351 - 355} }
Self-control is a central function of the self and an important key to success in life. The exertion of self-control appears to depend on a limited resource. Just as a muscle gets tired from exertion, acts of self-control cause short-term impairments (ego depletion) in subsequent self-control, even on unrelated tasks. Research has supported the strength model in the domains of eating, drinking, spending, sexuality, intelligent thought, making choices, and interpersonal behavior. Motivational or… CONTINUE READING
Figures from this paper
Figures
Paper Mentions
1,583 Citations
The Strength Model of Self-Control in Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Psychology, Medicine
- Front. Psychol.
- 2016
- 72
- PDF
The Self-Control Irony: Desire for Self-Control Limits Exertion of Self-Control in Demanding Settings
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 2017
- 12
Self-control depletion impairs goal maintenance: A meta-analysis.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Scandinavian journal of psychology
- 2017
- 7
Towards a motivational alternative to the strength model of self-control
- Psychology
- 2016
- Highly Influenced
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 23 REFERENCES
Self-control as limited resource: regulatory depletion patterns.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1998
- 1,784
- PDF
Self-control relies on glucose as a limited energy source: willpower is more than a metaphor.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2007
- 1,104
- PDF
Ego depletion: is the active self a limited resource?
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1998
- 3,758
- PDF
Self-regulation and personality: how interventions increase regulatory success, and how depletion moderates the effects of traits on behavior.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality
- 2006
- 725
- PDF
Mechanisms of Self-Control Failure: Motivation and Limited Resources
- Medicine, Psychology
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 2003
- 667
- PDF
Conserving self-control strength.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2006
- 434
Restoring the self: Positive affect helps improve self-regulation following ego depletion
- Psychology
- 2007
- 678
- PDF
High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success.
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality
- 2004
- 3,836
- PDF