The Sweet Taste of Success: The Presence of Glucose in the Oral Cavity Moderates the Depletion of Self-Control Resources

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-42

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dual task procedure; motivation and performance; oral glucose sensing; self regulation; strength model; sugar mouth rinse

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MOUTHWASH; SWEETENING AGENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOUTH; MOUTHWASHES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871001256     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212459912     Document Type: Article

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