| Exercising self-control increases approach motivation. | |
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PMID: 20565193 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The present research tested the hypothesis that exercising self-control causes an increase in approach motivation. Study 1 found that exercising (vs. not exercising) self-control increases self-reported approach motivation. Study 2a identified a behavior--betting on low-stakes gambles--that is correlated with approach motivation but is relatively uncorrelated with self-control, and Study 2b observed that exercising self-control temporarily increases this behavior. Last, Study 3 found that exercising self-control facilitates the perception of a reward-relevant symbol (i.e., a dollar sign) but not a reward-irrelevant symbol (i.e., a percent sign). Altogether, these results support the hypothesis that exercising self-control temporarily increases approach motivation. Failures of self-control that follow from prior efforts at self-control (i.e., ego depletion) may be explained in part by increased approach motivation. |
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Authors:
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Brandon J Schmeichel; Cindy Harmon-Jones; Eddie Harmon-Jones |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
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Title: Journal of personality and social psychology Volume: 99 ISSN: 1939-1315 ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Soc Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-06-22 Completed Date: 2010-10-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0014171 Medline TA: J Pers Soc Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 162-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235, USA. schmeichel@tamu.edu |
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Female Gambling / psychology Humans Internal-External Control* Male Motivation* Reinforcement (Psychology) Reward Self Concept |
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