Moderators of the Ego Depletion Effect

Loschelder, David D.; Friese, Malte

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801850-7.00002-0

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“…Moderation. More than 100 moderator studies have investigated factors that either counteracted an induced ego depletion or prevented it from occurring in the first place (for an overview, see Loschelder & Friese, 2016). These moderators are either experimentally manipulated or individual difference variables.…”

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Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of Arguments

Friese

Loschelder

Gieseler

et al. 2018

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

283

241

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An influential line of research suggests that initial bouts of self-control increase the susceptibility to self-control failure (ego depletion effect). Despite seemingly abundant evidence, some researchers have suggested that evidence for ego depletion was the sole result of publication bias and p-hacking, with the true effect being indistinguishable from zero. Here, we examine (a) whether the evidence brought forward against ego depletion will convince a proponent that ego depletion does not exist and (b) whether arguments that could be brought forward in defense of ego depletion will convince a skeptic that ego depletion does exist. We conclude that despite several hundred published studies, the available evidence is inconclusive. Both additional empirical and theoretical works are needed to make a compelling case for either side of the debate. We discuss necessary steps for future work toward this aim.

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Section: Moderator and Mediator Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of Arguments

Friese

Loschelder

Gieseler

et al. 2018

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

283

241

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“…In the context of ego depletion, autonomy is considered a buffer against the negative effects of a stressful situation (Loschelder & Friese, 2016). When effort is exerted willingly (high autonomy), ego depletion is lower than when the effort is exerted less willingly (low autonomy condition; Muraven, Rosman, & Gagné, 2007;Muraven, Gagné, & Rosman, 2008).…”

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The Role of Ego Depletion and Autonomy in the Relationship Between Time-pressure and Knowledge-based Behavior

2021

International Journal of Organizational Leadership

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This research explored the mechanisms by which time-pressure may influence different knowledge-based behavior, e.g., knowledge sharing and knowledge hiding. Based on the strength model of self-control, we proposed that ego depletion may explain why time-pressure may decrease knowledge sharing and increase knowledge hiding. Moreover, based on the job demandcontrol model, we also proposed that job autonomy would weaken the positive association between time-pressure and ego depletion. To test our hypotheses, we conducted a daily diary study over ten workdays. We recruited 24 employees from a post-graduate class in a university in Myanmar to participate in our study and made 153 observations. We found that time-pressure was associated with increased ego depletion. We also found a positively but marginally significant association between time-pressure and evasive knowledge hiding and playing dumb knowledge hiding. A small negative mediation effect of ego depletion was found on the relationship between time-pressure and knowledge sharing. Moreover, we found a significant moderation effect of job autonomy on the relationship between time-pressure and ego depletion. This study contributes to extant research by exploring for the first time the underlying mechanisms by which time-pressure influences knowledge sharing and clarifying the mixed results found in previous studies of the relationship between time-pressure and knowledge hiding.

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“…It might be reasonable to assume that the dependent variable in the Vohs et al’s study (Cognitive Estimation Test) ( Bullard et al, 2004 ) was not self-control demanding enough . If the dependent measure only requires minimal effort, it is highly unlikely to be affected by a straining preceding self-control task (see also Loschelder and Friese, 2016 ). In a similar fashion, in our study rating the videos systematically might not place sufficiently high self-control demands on one’s self-control resources, thus making it more difficult to find statistically significant differences between the depleted and the non-depleted conditions.…”

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Testing the Effects of a Preceding Self-Control Task on Decision-Making in Soccer Refereeing

2021

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The present study tested the assumption that the momentary level of self-control strength affects the accuracy rates in a sports-related judgment and decision-making task. A total of N = 27 participants rated the veracity of 28 video-taped statements of soccer players who were interviewed by a non-visible referee after a critical game-related situation. In half of the videos, the players were lying, and in the other half, they were telling the truth. Participants were tested twice: once with temporarily depleted self-control strength and once with temporarily available self-control strength (order counterbalanced; measurements separated by exactly 7 days). Self-control strength was experimentally manipulated with the Stroop task. In line with two-process models of information processing, we hypothesized that under ego depletion, information is processed in a rather heuristic manner, leading to lower accuracy rates. Contrary to our expectations, the level of temporarily available self-control strength did not have an effect on accuracy rates. Limitations and implications for future research endeavors are discussed.

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Moderators of the Ego Depletion Effect

Cited by 23 publications

References 80 publications

Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of Arguments

Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of Arguments

The Role of Ego Depletion and Autonomy in the Relationship Between Time-pressure and Knowledge-based Behavior

Testing the Effects of a Preceding Self-Control Task on Decision-Making in Soccer Refereeing

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