Depletion makes the heart grow less helpful: Helping as a function of self-regulatory energy and genetic relatedness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1653-1662

  DeWall, C Nathan ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^b   Gailliot, Matthew T ^c   Maner, Jon K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Universiteit Van

Author keywords

Glucose; Helping; Prosocial behavior; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ALTRUISM; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY RELATIONS; GLUCOSE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 57249084855     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208323981     Document Type: Article

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