Fighting self-control failure: Overcoming ego depletion by increasing self-awareness

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-62

  Alberts, Hugo J E M ^a   Martijn, Carolien ^a   de Vries, Nanne K ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Self awareness; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649999045     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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