Motivational Versus Metabolic Effects of Carbohydrates on Self-Control
dc.contributor.author | Molden, Daniel C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hui, Chin Ming | |
dc.contributor.author | Scholer, Abigail A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Meier, Brian P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Noreen, Eric E. | |
dc.contributor.author | D’Agostino, Paul R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Martin, Valerie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-02T17:53:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-02T17:53:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-01 | |
dc.description | To view the final version of this © The Authors, SAGE publication go here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612439069 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Self-control is critical for achievement and well-being. However, people’s capacity for self-control is limited and becomes depleted through use. One prominent explanation for this depletion posits that self-control consumes energy through carbohydrate metabolization, which further suggests that ingesting carbohydrates improves self-control. Some evidence has supported this energy model, but because of its broad implications for efforts to improve self-control, we reevaluated the role of carbohydrates in self-control processes. In four experiments, we found that (a) exerting self-control did not increase carbohydrate metabolization, as assessed with highly precise measurements of blood glucose levels under carefully standardized conditions; (b) rinsing one’s mouth with, but not ingesting, carbohydrate solutions immediately bolstered self-control; and (c) carbohydrate rinsing did not increase blood glucose. These findings challenge metabolic explanations for the role of carbohydrates in self-control depletion; we therefore propose an alternative motivational model for these and other previously observed effects of carbohydrates on self-control. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612439069 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/12991 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications | en |
dc.subject | Regulatory Focus | en |
dc.subject | Domain-Specific Risk-Taking | en |
dc.subject | Motivational Affordance | en |
dc.title | Motivational Versus Metabolic Effects of Carbohydrates on Self-Control | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Molden, D. C., Hui, C. M., Scholer, A. A., Meier, B. P., Noreen, E. E., D’Agostino, P. R., & Martin, V. (2012). Motivational Versus Metabolic Effects of Carbohydrates on Self-Control. Psychological Science, 23(10), 1137–1144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612439069 | en |
uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Arts | en |
uws.contributor.affiliation2 | Psychology | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Reviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Faculty | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |