Self-Regulation and Ego Control examines the physiological effects of depletion, the effects of psychological variables in self-control depletion effects, the role of motivational and goal states on self-control depletion effects, and a number of cognitive perspectives on self-control exertion. This insightful book begins with an introduction of self-control theories, ego depletion phenomena, and experimental examples of research in self-control, and concludes by delineating more inclusive and comprehensive models of self-regulation that can account for the full spectrum of findings from current research. In recent years, researchers have had difficulty identifying the underlying resources responsible for depletion effects. Moreover, further research has identified several psychological and motivational factors that can ameliorate depletion effects. These findings have led many to question assumptions of the dominant strength model and suggest that capacity limitations alone cannot account for the observed effects of depletion. Self-Regulation and Ego Control facilitates discourse across researchers from different ideological camps and advances more integrated views of self-regulation based on this research.

Table of Contents:
Preface   Edward R. Hirt 1. Valuation as a mechanism of self-control and ego depletion   Elliot T. Berkman 2. Decoupling Goal Striving from Resource Depletion by Forming Implementation Intentions   Frank Wieber and Peter M. Gollwitzer 3. Facilitating and Undermining Energy: Research on Vitality and Depletion from Self-Determination Theory   Richard M. Ryan 4. Moderators of the Ego Depletion Effect and What They May Tell Us About the Self-Control Resource   Malte Friese and David D. Loschelder 5. Taming the Impulsive Beast: Understanding the Link Between Self-Regulation and Aggression   C. Nathan DeWall and David Chester 6. Cognitive Control Perspectives on Depletion and Self-Control   Michael David Robinson and Ben Wilkowski 7. Linking Diverse Resources for Action Control   E.J. Masicampo and Michael L. Slepian 8. Self-Control and Motivation: Integration and Application   Mark Muraven and Benjamin C. Ampel 9. Implicit Theories About Willpower   Veronika Job 10. Ego Depletion From the Impulse Side of Things   Brandon Schmeichel 11. Neural Bases of Ego Depletion   Dylan D. Wagner and Todd Heatherton 12. How Depletion Operates in a Unified Model of Self-Control   Hiroki Patrick Kotabe and Wilhelm Hofmann 13. What Does Ego Depletion Reveal About Self-Control?   Jessica Carnevale and Kentaro Fujita 14. Ultimate and Proximate Causes of Ego Depletion   Zoe Francis and Michael Inzlicht 15. A Strategic Effort-Allocation Perspective on Self-Regulation   Daniel C. Molden, Chin Ming Hui and Abigail A. Scholer 16. Does Willpower Exist?   Roy Baumeister 17. On the Relation Between Mental and Physical Self-Regulation   Patrick Michael Egan 18. Goal Defense Mechanisms in Response to Ego Depletion   Lile Jia 19. The Truth of Perception: The Consequences of Perceived Mental Fatigue for Self-Control Performance   Joshua John Clarkson, Otto Ashley and Roseann Hassey 20. Restoration Effects Following Depletion: Adventures in The Uncanny Resilience of Man   Edward R. Hirt