A Multilab Preregistered Replication of the Ego-Depletion Effect

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 546-573

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^a   Alberts, Hugo ^b   Anggono, Calvin Octavianus ^c   Batailler, Cédric ^d   Birt, Angela R ^e   Brand, Ralf ^f   Brandt, Mark J ^g   Brewer, Gene A ^h   Bruyneel, Sabrina ⁱ   Calvillo, Dustin P ^j   Campbell, W Keith ^k   Cannon, Peter R ^l   Carlucci, Marianna ^m   Carruth, Nicholas P ⁿ   Cheung, Tracy T L ^o   Crowell, Adrienne ^p   De Ridder, Denise T D ^o   Dewitte, Siegfried ⁱ   Elson, Malte ^q   Evans, Jacqueline R ^r   Fay, Benjamin A ^r   Fennis, Bob M ^s   Finley, Anna ^p   Francis, Zoë ^t   Heise, Elke ^u   Hoemann, Henrik ^u   Inzlicht, Michael ^t   Koole, Sander L ^v   Koppel, Lina ^w   Kroese, Floor M ^o   Lange, Florian ^x   Lau, Kevin ^h   Lynch, Bridget P ^k   Martijn, Carolien ^b   Merckelbach, Harald ^b   Mills, Nicole V ^j   Michirev, Alexej ^b   Miyake, Akira ⁿ   Mosser, Alexandra E ^r   Muise, Megan ^e   Muller, Dominique ^d   Muzi, Milena ^f   Nalis, Dario ^y   Nurwanti, Ratri ^c   Otgaar, Henry ^b   Philipp, Michael C ^l   Primoceri, Pierpaolo ^z   Rentzsch, Katrin ^y,aa   Ringos, Lara ^m   Schlinkert, Caroline ^v   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^p   Schoch, Sarah ^z   Schrama, Michel ^v   Schütz, Astrid ^y   Stamos, Angelos ⁱ   Tinghög, Gustav ^w   Ullrich, Johannes ^z   vanDellen, Michelle R ^k   Wimbarti, Supra ^ab   Wolff, Wanja ^f   Yusainy, Cleoputri ^c   Zerhouni, Oulmann ^d   Howe, Mark L ^ac   Zwienenberg, Maria ^a,ad   more..

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^g TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^j CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^l MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^m LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^o UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^p TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^r FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^s UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^t UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^u TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^v VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^w LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^x HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^y UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^z UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^ab GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^ac CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^ad UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

more..

Author keywords

energy model; meta analysis; resource depletion; self regulation; strength model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF-CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979988411     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691616652873     Document Type: Article

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