Self-control relies on glucose as a limited energy source: Willpower is more than a metaphor

  • Matthew T. Gailliot
  • , Roy F. Baumeister
  • , C. Nathan Dewall
  • , Jon K. Maner
  • , E. Ashby Plant
  • , Dianne M. Tice
  • , Lauren E. Brewer
  • , Brandon J. Schmeichel

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-336
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Personality and Social Psychology
Volume92
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

Keywords

  • Attention
  • Emotion regulation
  • Glucose
  • Prejudice
  • Self-regulation
  • Willpower

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