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Impression management leads to spent resources : the influence of impression management on a person's self-control
Badenhop, M. (2008) Impression management leads to spent resources : the influence of impression management on a person's self-control.
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| Abstract: | In the present paper, the relationship between impression management and self-control is investigated. It was expected that individuals engaging in impression management will be depleted of their self-control resource. Moreover, due to their monitoring and controlling behavior, it was assumed that this effect would be even stronger for people high in self-monitoring. In two laboratory experiments, the motivation to manage impressions was manipulated and the subject's reduction in self-control was measured by means of the Stroop Color-Word Task. As predicted, a main effect of impression management on the level of depletion was found. Furthermore, the moderating role of self-monitoring in this relationship was demonstrated, meaning that high self-monitors were more depleted of their self-control resources than low self-monitors after engaging in an impression management task |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 05 communication studies |
| Programme: | Communication Studies MSc (60713) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/58425 |
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