Exercising Self-Control Increases Approach Motivation

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 162-173

  Schmeichel, Brandon J ^a   Harmon Jones, Cindy ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

approach motivation; ego depletion; reinforcement sensitivity theory; self control; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77953884596     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019797     Document Type: Article

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