The Strength Model of Self-Control: Recent Advances and Implications for Public Health

Hagger, Martin S.; Chatzisarantis, Nikos L. D.

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“…Consequently, drawing on self-regulatory resources will decrease subsequent self-regulation/self-control ability. An individual's self-regulation ability returns to a normal level only if their self-regulatory resources are replenished, which can be accomplished through distancing from self-regulation/self-control activities such as work or by engaging in leisure activities and taking breaks (Hagger and Chatzisarantis, 2013; Germeys and De Gieter, 2018).…”

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The Relationship Between Psychological Detachment and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Self-Discrepant Time Allocation at Work

Xiaotian

Liu

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Although research has demonstrated the benefit of psychological detachment for employee well-being, the explanatory mechanisms related to work behaviors underlying this effect remain underdeveloped. Addressing this research gap, we consider self-discrepant time allocation (preferred–actual allocation) as a mediating mechanism through which psychological detachment affects employee well-being. We hypothesize that psychological detachment is associated with self-discrepant time allocation at work. Specifically, we suggest that employees with low detachment tend to allocate more time than preferred to work activities that demand fewer self-regulatory resources and allocate less time than preferred to activities demanding greater self-regulatory resources. These self-discrepant time allocations at work are associated with employee well-being. Polynomial regression analysis and response surface methodology were used to test the hypotheses. The results, based on a sample of 390 faculty members from 19 universities, showed that, when psychological detachment during weekends is low and self-regulatory resources are insufficient, employees will allocate less time than preferred to work activities that require more self-regulatory resources (i.e., researching activities) during the subsequent work period. Instead, employees tend to allocate more time to activities that require less resources (i.e., teaching activities). These discrepancies between actual and preferred time allocation for work activities, in turn, negatively affect employee well-being and mediate the relationship between psychological detachment and employee well-being.

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The Relationship Between Psychological Detachment and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Self-Discrepant Time Allocation at Work

Xiaotian

Liu

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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“…Pre-dosing with glucose to improve performance, however, 43,44 has not been consistently reproduced. An RCT by Hagger et al 48,49 found rinsing with glucose mouthwash to be just as effective as glucose ingestion in pre-fatigued participants, compared to a control group using an artificial sweetener. These researchers proposed that glucose-specific receptors in the oral cavity activate neural pathways to the motivation and reward centres of the brain, and this improves performance, effectively 'replenishing resources'.…”

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“…55 This is a physiological effect, which suggests that mental fatigue due to the 'time on task effect' involves the same metabolic processes known in physical or muscle fatigue. 21,22,28,31,48,49,56,57 That is, creatine from food is converted to phosphocreatine (PCr) in the mitochondria, which then transports high energy phosphates from the mitochondria into the cytosol. The high energy phosphates are then converted to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) that is metabolized in the extracellular space in muscles and organs (such as the brain).…”

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“…Specifically, SRF (ego depletion) has been investigated and has been linked to non-compliance to programmes for healthy nutrition, reducing smoking and alcohol consumption, and exercise start-up. 12,15,16,30,49,133 Conversely, a cardiac rehabilitation programme acknowledging and incorporating SR theory has been proven to increase long-term compliance and overall outcome, and this has also been suggested for use with fibromyalgia patients. [134][135][136] One key finding regarding lapses in adherence to exercise programmes is that the patient's perception of SRF can affect whether they consciously or subconsciously succeed in selfregulation and comply with change and exercise programmes.…”

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Self-regulatory fatigue after neurological and musculoskeletal injury: implications for physiotherapy management

Frayne

Coulson

Adams

et al. 2014

Physical Therapy Reviews

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Background: Self-regulatory mental fatigue (SRF) is commonly experienced after sustained mental and physical effort that requires people to self-regulate behavior, emotion, and movement. Its occurrence suggests that attempts at conscious self-control cause depletion of an exhaustible resource and could lead to decreased quantity and quality of exercises during physical therapy (PT). Patients typically experience fatigue during PT treatment following musculoskeletal or neurological injury, however, SRF has never been applied to PT although there is a strong theoretical link.Objectives: This paper aims to critically appraise the evidence and introduce the concept of SRF to PT rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Objectives are to review the current evidence linking SRF to motor control and learning of rehabilitation exercises, links to other allied health areas; to examine the role of emotional suppression on SRF and how it affects performance of PT exercises; and to review the evidence concerning potential techniques for clinicians to offset or promote recovery from SRF. Major findings: Self-regulatory mental fatigue is a robust concept as shown by the volume of research in the area. However, variable methodology and the novelty of the concept to PT reduce the strength of the body of evidence. Research suggests a theoretical link between SRF and reduced quality and quantity of PT exercise. Self-regulatory mental fatigue can be induced during motor learning and by psychosocial costs of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Good-quality evidence indicates that techniques such as quotas and implementation intentions could prove useful clinical tools to decrease the effects of SRF during PT treatment. Glucose mouth rinse or ingestion is supported by the literature but is not a clinically sustainable treatment for SRF. Conclusions: There is a theoretical link between SRF and decreased quality and quantity of therapeutic exercise. In order to decrease the effects of SRF this review suggests strategies such as quotas, implementation intentions, rest periods, and glucose supplementation.

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“…Physical activity is often considered to be controlled by deliberative pathways, with concomitant activity in the frontal-parietal and cingulo-oppercular networks. However, subcortical areas of the mesolimbic reward system, which represent reward and emotional valence of stimuli, including the nucleus accumbens, are also activated when individuals engage in acts of self-regulation (Heatherton and Wagner, 2011 ; Hagger and Chatzisarantis, 2013 ). This reward system, which likely works outside of a person's conscious awareness (Cunningham et al, 2004 ), can become trained to respond to certain cues based on learned reward expectancies, and so become hyperactive when salient cues or stimuli are present.…”

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Cognitive control and the non-conscious regulation of health behavior

Rebar

Loftus

Hagger

2015

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The Strength Model of Self-Control: Recent Advances and Implications for Public Health

Cited by 10 publications

References 69 publications

The Relationship Between Psychological Detachment and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Self-Discrepant Time Allocation at Work

The Relationship Between Psychological Detachment and Employee Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Self-Discrepant Time Allocation at Work

Self-regulatory fatigue after neurological and musculoskeletal injury: implications for physiotherapy management

Cognitive control and the non-conscious regulation of health behavior

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