Choice and ego-depletion: The moderating role of autonomy

被引:344
作者
Moller, Arlen C. [1 ]
Deci, Edward L. [1 ]
Ryan, Richard M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Psychol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
关键词
choice; ego-depletion; self-regulation; self-control; autonomy; self-determination;
D O I
10.1177/0146167206288008
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The self-regulatory strength model maintains that all acts of self-regulation, self-control, and choice result in a state of fatigue called ego-depletion. Self-determination theory differentiates between autonomous regulation and controlled regulation. Because making decisions represents one instance of self-regulation, the authors also differentiate between autonomous choice and controlled choice. Three experiments support the hypothesis that whereas conditions representing controlled choice would be ego-depleting, conditions that represented autonomous choice would not. In Experiment 3, the authors found significant mediation by perceived self-determination of the relation between the choice condition (autonomous vs. controlled) and ego-depletion as measured by performance.
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页数:13
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