Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of Arguments.

Autor: Friese, Malte, Loschelder, David D., Gieseler, Karolin, Frankenbach, Julius, Inzlicht, Michael
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Zdroj: Personality & Social Psychology Review (Sage Publications Inc.); May2019, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p107-131, 25p
Abstrakt: 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 evidence, some researchers have suggested that evidence for ego depletion was the sole result of publication bias and p-hacking, with the true effect being indistinguishable from zero. Here, we examine (a) whether the evidence brought forward against ego depletion will convince a proponent that ego depletion does not exist and (b) whether arguments that could be brought forward in defense of ego depletion will convince a skeptic that ego depletion does exist. We conclude that despite several hundred published studies, the available evidence is inconclusive. Both additional empirical and theoretical works are needed to make a compelling case for either side of the debate. We discuss necessary steps for future work toward this aim. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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