Increasing self-regulatory strength can reduce the depleting effect of suppressing stereotypes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-294

  Gailliot, Matthew T ^a   Plant, E Ashby ^a   Butz, David A ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Motivation; Self control; Self regulation; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; REPRESSION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33846557233     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206296101     Document Type: Article

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