Ego depletion increases regulatory success in educational digital media environments

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Highlights:

• Self-regulation theories assess ego depletion's effect on intellectual performance.

• A new model is proposed of ego depletion effects in digital media environments.

• Intellectual performance tested after exposure to digital media application.

• Depletion led to higher levels of task enjoyment and intellectual performance.

• This indirect effect was strongest among individuals low in Need for Cognition.

摘要

•Self-regulation theories assess ego depletion's effect on intellectual performance.•A new model is proposed of ego depletion effects in digital media environments.•Intellectual performance tested after exposure to digital media application.•Depletion led to higher levels of task enjoyment and intellectual performance.•This indirect effect was strongest among individuals low in Need for Cognition.

论文关键词:Ego depletion,Media enjoyment,Self-regulation,Self-control,Digital media,Need for cognition,Intellectual performance

论文评审过程:Received 28 January 2016, Revised 16 April 2016, Accepted 19 April 2016, Available online 27 April 2016, Version of Record 27 April 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.04.031