Trial reportPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2012
A test of positive affect induction for countering self-control depletion in cigarette smokers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Does treatment status matter? An examination of daily approach and avoidance inclinations predicting drinking in individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- How information and communication overload impairs creative performance in the digital technology age: the chain mediating roles of emotion and state self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical activity and social network site addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating role of anxiety and ego-depletion.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The relationship between relative deprivation and fear of missing out in college students: the role of self-regulatory fatigue and personal belief in a just world.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Effect of Positive Emotions on Prosocial Behavior During Ego-Depletion: Evidence From fNIRS.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- The mediating role of ego depletion in the relationship between state anxiety and academic procrastination among University students.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Are We Essential, or Sacrificial? The Effects of Felt Public Gratitude on Essential Worker Recovery Activities During COVID-19.Social psychological and personality science · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 Information Overload and Cyber Aggression during the Pandemic Lockdown: The Mediating Role of Depression/Anxiety and the Moderating Role of Confucian Responsibility Thinking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Not My Job, I Do Not Want to Do It: The Effect of Illegitimate Tasks on Work Disengagement.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Preceding Self-Control on Green Consumption Behavior: The Moderating Role of Moral Elevation.Psychology research and behavior management · 2021Article
- Sleep Quality and Self-Control: The Mediating Roles of Positive and Negative Affects.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Self-control depletion and nicotine deprivation as precipitants of smoking cessation failure: A human laboratory model.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Article
- Within-Day Time-Varying Associations Between Behavioral Cognitions and Physical Activity in Adults.Journal of sport & exercise psychology · 2016Article
- A cross-lagged path analysis of five intrapersonal determinants of smoking cessation.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2014Article
- A daily process analysis of intentions and physical activity in college students.Journal of sport & exercise psychology · 2013Article
- Affect and craving: positive and negative affect are differentially associated with approach and avoidance inclinations.Addictive behaviors · 2013Article
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Abstract
The self-control strength model posits that exerting self-control on one task, such as resisting temptations, will deplete self-control and impair subsequent self-regulatory performance, such as controlling smoking. The current study examined interventions designed to replenish depleted self-control strength to prevent tobacco use by inducing positive affect. In a 2 × 2 design, 200 participants were randomized to either (1) resist eating from a plate of desserts (high temptation) or from a plate of raw vegetables (low temptation) and then (2) undergo a positive or neutral affect induction. Two inductions were compared (video vs. writing technique). Participants were then given a 10-min recess. Whether or not participants smoked during the recess, assessed by self-report and biochemical verification, served as the primary dependent variable. The interaction between depletion and exposure group was significant, Wald's χ² = 9.66, df = 3, p < .05. Among those assigned to resist desserts, 65.5% to 85% smoked if they were in the neutral video or writing conditions versus 10.5% in the positive affect video group. Positive affect elicited with a video was able to counteract the detrimental effects of self-control depletion on smoking behavior, while writing exercises were associated with smoking. Implications for tobacco cessation intervention are discussed.
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