Carrying on or giving in: The role of automatic processes in overcoming ego depletion

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 383-399

  Alberts, Hugo J E M ^a   Martijn, Carolien ^a   Greb, Judith ^a   Merckelbach, Harald ^a   De Vries, Nanne K ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMATISM; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34547291821     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466606X130111     Document Type: Article

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