Ego depletion and positive illusions: Does the construction of positivity require regulatory resources?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1306-1321

  Fischer, Peter ^a   Greitemeyer, Tobias ^a   Frey, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Positive illusions; Regulatory resources; Self efficacy; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EGO; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EGO; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 34548076369     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207303025     Document Type: Review

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