Self-Regulation and Depletion of Limited Resources: Does Self-Control Resemble a Muscle?

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-259

  Muraven, Mark ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; EXERTION; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION;

EID: 0034154647     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.126.2.247     Document Type: Article

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