Distracting the self: Shifting attention prevents ego depletion

Self and Identity

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-334

  Alberts, Hugo J E M ^a   Martijn, Carolien ^a   Nievelstein, Fleurie ^a   Jansen, Anita ^a   de Vries, Nanne K ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Distraction; Ego depletion; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149085139     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860801987583     Document Type: Article

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