Abstract
We conducted a preregistered multilaboratory project (k = 36; N = 3,531) to assess the size and robustness of ego-depletion effects using a novel replication method, termed the paradigmatic replication approach. Each laboratory implemented one of two procedures that was intended to manipulate self-control and tested performance on a subsequent measure of self-control. Confirmatory tests found a nonsignificant result (d = 0.06). Confirmatory Bayesian meta-analyses using an informed-prior hypothesis (δ = 0.30, SD = 0.15) found that the data were 4 times more likely under the null than the alternative hypothesis. Hence, preregistered analyses did not find evidence for a depletion effect. Exploratory analyses on the full sample (i.e., ignoring exclusion criteria) found a statistically significant effect (d = 0.08); Bayesian analyses showed that the data were about equally likely under the null and informed-prior hypotheses. Exploratory moderator tests suggested that the depletion effect was larger for participants who reported more fatigue but was not moderated by trait self-control, willpower beliefs, or action orientation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1566-1581 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Psychological Science |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1-Oct-2021 |
Keywords
- ego depletion
- open data
- open materials
- preregistered
- registered replication
- self-control
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A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect. / Vohs, Kathleen D.; Schmeichel, Brandon J.; Lohmann, Sophie; Gronau, Quentin F.; Finley, Anna J.; Ainsworth, Sarah E.; Alquist, Jessica L.; Baker, Michael D.; Brizi, Ambra; Bunyi, Angelica; Butschek, Grant J.; Campbell, Collier; Capaldi, Jonathan; Cau, Chuting; Chambers, Heather; Chatzisarantis, Nikos L.D.; Christensen, Weston J.; Clay, Samuel L.; Curtis, Jessica; De Cristofaro, Valeria; del Rosario, Kareena; Diel, Katharina; Doğruol, Yasemin; Doi, Megan; Donaldson, Tina L.; Eder, Andreas B.; Ersoff, Mia; Eyink, Julie R.; Falkenstein, Angelica; Fennis, Bob M.; Findley, Matthew B.; Finkel, Eli J.; Forgea, Victoria; Friese, Malte; Fuglestad, Paul; Garcia-Willingham, Natasha E.; Geraedts, Lea F.; Gervais, Will M.; Giacomantonio, Mauro; Gibson, Bryan; Gieseler, Karolin; Gineikiene, Justina; Gloger, Elana M.; Gobes, Carina M.; Grande, Maria; Hagger, Martin S.; Hartsell, Bethany; Hermann, Anthony D.; Hidding, Jasper J.; Hirt, Edward R.; Hodge, Josh; Hofmann, Wilhelm; Howell, Jennifer L.; Hutton, Robert D.; Inzlicht, Michael; James, Lily; Johnson, Emily; Johnson, Hannah L.; Joyce, Sarah M.; Joye, Yannick; Kaben, Jan Helge; Kammrath, Lara K.; Kelly, Caitlin N.; Kissell, Brian L.; Koole, Sander L.; Krishna, Anand; Lam, Christine; Lee, Kelemen T.; Lee, Nick; Leighton, Dana C.; Loschelder, David D.; Maranges, Heather M.; Masicampo, E. J.; Mazara, Kennedy; McCarthy, Samantha; McGregor, Ian; Mead, Nicole L.; Mendes, Wendy B.; Meslot, Carine; Michalak, Nicholas M.; Milyavskaya, Marina; Miyake, Akira; Moeini-Jazani, Mehrad; Muraven, Mark; Nakahara, Erin; Patel, Krishna; Petrocelli, John V.; Pollak, Katja M.; Price, Mindi M.; Ramsey, Haley J.; Rath, Maximilian; Robertson, Jacob A.; Rockwell, Rachael; Russ, Isabella F.; Salvati, Marco; Saunders, Blair; Scherer, Anne; Schütz, Astrid; Schmitt, Kristin N.; Segerstrom, Suzanne C.; Serenka, Benjamin; Sharpinskyi, Konstantyn; Shaw, Meaghan; Sherman, Janelle; Song, Yu; Sosa, Nicholas; Spillane, Kaitlyn; Stapels, Julia; Stinnett, Alec J.; Strawser, Hannah R.; Sweeny, Kate; Theodore, Dominic; Tonnu, Karine; van Oldenbeuving, Yasmijn; vanDellen, Michelle R.; Vergara, Raiza C.; Walker, Jasmine S.; Waugh, Christian E.; Weise, Feline; Werner, Kaitlyn M.; Wheeler, Craig; White, Rachel A.; Wichman, Aaron L.; Wiggins, Bradford J.; Wills, Julian A.; Wilson, Janie H.; Wagenmakers, Eric Jan; Albarracín, Dolores.
In: Psychological Science, Vol. 32, No. 10, 01.10.2021, p. 1566-1581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect
AU - Vohs, Kathleen D.
AU - Schmeichel, Brandon J.
AU - Lohmann, Sophie
AU - Gronau, Quentin F.
AU - Finley, Anna J.
AU - Ainsworth, Sarah E.
AU - Alquist, Jessica L.
AU - Baker, Michael D.
AU - Brizi, Ambra
AU - Bunyi, Angelica
AU - Butschek, Grant J.
AU - Campbell, Collier
AU - Capaldi, Jonathan
AU - Cau, Chuting
AU - Chambers, Heather
AU - Chatzisarantis, Nikos L.D.
AU - Christensen, Weston J.
AU - Clay, Samuel L.
AU - Curtis, Jessica
AU - De Cristofaro, Valeria
AU - del Rosario, Kareena
AU - Diel, Katharina
AU - Doğruol, Yasemin
AU - Doi, Megan
AU - Donaldson, Tina L.
AU - Eder, Andreas B.
AU - Ersoff, Mia
AU - Eyink, Julie R.
AU - Falkenstein, Angelica
AU - Fennis, Bob M.
AU - Findley, Matthew B.
AU - Finkel, Eli J.
AU - Forgea, Victoria
AU - Friese, Malte
AU - Fuglestad, Paul
AU - Garcia-Willingham, Natasha E.
AU - Geraedts, Lea F.
AU - Gervais, Will M.
AU - Giacomantonio, Mauro
AU - Gibson, Bryan
AU - Gieseler, Karolin
AU - Gineikiene, Justina
AU - Gloger, Elana M.
AU - Gobes, Carina M.
AU - Grande, Maria
AU - Hagger, Martin S.
AU - Hartsell, Bethany
AU - Hermann, Anthony D.
AU - Hidding, Jasper J.
AU - Hirt, Edward R.
AU - Hodge, Josh
AU - Hofmann, Wilhelm
AU - Howell, Jennifer L.
AU - Hutton, Robert D.
AU - Inzlicht, Michael
AU - James, Lily
AU - Johnson, Emily
AU - Johnson, Hannah L.
AU - Joyce, Sarah M.
AU - Joye, Yannick
AU - Kaben, Jan Helge
AU - Kammrath, Lara K.
AU - Kelly, Caitlin N.
AU - Kissell, Brian L.
AU - Koole, Sander L.
AU - Krishna, Anand
AU - Lam, Christine
AU - Lee, Kelemen T.
AU - Lee, Nick
AU - Leighton, Dana C.
AU - Loschelder, David D.
AU - Maranges, Heather M.
AU - Masicampo, E. J.
AU - Mazara, Kennedy
AU - McCarthy, Samantha
AU - McGregor, Ian
AU - Mead, Nicole L.
AU - Mendes, Wendy B.
AU - Meslot, Carine
AU - Michalak, Nicholas M.
AU - Milyavskaya, Marina
AU - Miyake, Akira
AU - Moeini-Jazani, Mehrad
AU - Muraven, Mark
AU - Nakahara, Erin
AU - Patel, Krishna
AU - Petrocelli, John V.
AU - Pollak, Katja M.
AU - Price, Mindi M.
AU - Ramsey, Haley J.
AU - Rath, Maximilian
AU - Robertson, Jacob A.
AU - Rockwell, Rachael
AU - Russ, Isabella F.
AU - Salvati, Marco
AU - Saunders, Blair
AU - Scherer, Anne
AU - Schütz, Astrid
AU - Schmitt, Kristin N.
AU - Segerstrom, Suzanne C.
AU - Serenka, Benjamin
AU - Sharpinskyi, Konstantyn
AU - Shaw, Meaghan
AU - Sherman, Janelle
AU - Song, Yu
AU - Sosa, Nicholas
AU - Spillane, Kaitlyn
AU - Stapels, Julia
AU - Stinnett, Alec J.
AU - Strawser, Hannah R.
AU - Sweeny, Kate
AU - Theodore, Dominic
AU - Tonnu, Karine
AU - van Oldenbeuving, Yasmijn
AU - vanDellen, Michelle R.
AU - Vergara, Raiza C.
AU - Walker, Jasmine S.
AU - Waugh, Christian E.
AU - Weise, Feline
AU - Werner, Kaitlyn M.
AU - Wheeler, Craig
AU - White, Rachel A.
AU - Wichman, Aaron L.
AU - Wiggins, Bradford J.
AU - Wills, Julian A.
AU - Wilson, Janie H.
AU - Wagenmakers, Eric Jan
AU - Albarracín, Dolores
N1 - Funding Information: We thank Roy Baumeister, Eddie Harmon-Jones, Rebecca Schlegel, Uri Simonsohn, Jake Westfall, and Wendy Wood for assistance. Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - We conducted a preregistered multilaboratory project (k = 36; N = 3,531) to assess the size and robustness of ego-depletion effects using a novel replication method, termed the paradigmatic replication approach. Each laboratory implemented one of two procedures that was intended to manipulate self-control and tested performance on a subsequent measure of self-control. Confirmatory tests found a nonsignificant result (d = 0.06). Confirmatory Bayesian meta-analyses using an informed-prior hypothesis (δ = 0.30, SD = 0.15) found that the data were 4 times more likely under the null than the alternative hypothesis. Hence, preregistered analyses did not find evidence for a depletion effect. Exploratory analyses on the full sample (i.e., ignoring exclusion criteria) found a statistically significant effect (d = 0.08); Bayesian analyses showed that the data were about equally likely under the null and informed-prior hypotheses. Exploratory moderator tests suggested that the depletion effect was larger for participants who reported more fatigue but was not moderated by trait self-control, willpower beliefs, or action orientation.
AB - We conducted a preregistered multilaboratory project (k = 36; N = 3,531) to assess the size and robustness of ego-depletion effects using a novel replication method, termed the paradigmatic replication approach. Each laboratory implemented one of two procedures that was intended to manipulate self-control and tested performance on a subsequent measure of self-control. Confirmatory tests found a nonsignificant result (d = 0.06). Confirmatory Bayesian meta-analyses using an informed-prior hypothesis (δ = 0.30, SD = 0.15) found that the data were 4 times more likely under the null than the alternative hypothesis. Hence, preregistered analyses did not find evidence for a depletion effect. Exploratory analyses on the full sample (i.e., ignoring exclusion criteria) found a statistically significant effect (d = 0.08); Bayesian analyses showed that the data were about equally likely under the null and informed-prior hypotheses. Exploratory moderator tests suggested that the depletion effect was larger for participants who reported more fatigue but was not moderated by trait self-control, willpower beliefs, or action orientation.
KW - ego depletion
KW - open data
KW - open materials
KW - preregistered
KW - registered replication
KW - self-control
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