Conserving self-control strength

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-537

  Muraven, Mark ^a   Shmueli, Dikla ^a   Burkley, Edward ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Goals; Motivation; Self control strength; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AFFECT; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 33748556220     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.3.524     Document Type: Article

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