Understanding and Overcoming Self-control Depletion

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 638-649

  Masicampo, E J ^a   Martin, Stephen R ^a   Anderson, Rajen A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84926356689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12139     Document Type: Article

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