The Effects of Ego Depletion and Gender on Persuasion
Abstract
Ego depletion undermines resistance to persuasion. The current study investigated the effects of ego depletion and gender on persuasion using a between-subject factorial design. It was hypothesized that ego depletion would influenced persuasion. It was also predicted that males would be more likely to be influence by persuasion than females and that the effect of ego depletion on persuasion will differ as a function of gender. The results indicated that gender significantly influenced persuasion. There was no main effect of ego depletion on persuasion and there was no significant interaction between ego depletion and gender. This study suggests that the stereotypical impression of women as feeble-minded individuals who are easily persuaded ought to be reevaluated.References
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Muraven, M., Tice, D., & Baumeister, R. (1998). Self-control as a limited resource: Regulatory depletion patterns. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 774-789.
Muraven, M. & Baumeister, R. (2000).Self-regulation and depletion of limited resources: Does self-control resemble a muscle? Psychological Bulletin, 126, 247-259.
Muraven, M. (2011, April 26). Ego-depletion: Theory and evidence. Oxford Handbook of Motivation , pp. 1-47.
Park, H. (2003). Child psychology : A contemporary viewpoint: Gender Roles and Gender Differences. Retrieved July 5, 2014, from http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072820144/student_view0/chapter15/index.html
Pocheptsova, A., Amir, O., Dhar, R., & Baumeister, R. (2009). Deciding without resources: Psychological depletion and choice in context. Journal of Marketing Research , 46 (3), 344-355.
Reeve, J., Nix, G., & Hamm, D. (2003). Testing models of the experience of self-determination in intrinsic motivation and the conundrum of choice. Journal of Educational Psychology , 95, 375-392.
Ryan, R. M. (1982). Control and information in the intrapersonal sphere: An extension of cognitive evaluation theory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 450-461.
Schmeichel, B., Baumeister, R., & Vohs, K. (2003). Intellectual performance and ego depletion: Role of the self in logical reasoning and other information processing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 85 (1), 33-46.
Stewart, A., & McDermott, C. (2004). Gender in psychology. Retrieved July 5, 2014, from Annual Review of Psychology: labweb.education.wisc.edu/steinkuehler/elpa940/readings/Stewart.pdf
Tice, D. M , Braslavsky, E. & Baumeister, R. F. (2000). Cognition and regulation of affective states. In R. Baron, N., Branscombe, & D., Bryne, Social Psychology (pp.66-67). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Tice, D., Baumeister, R., Shmueli, D., & Muraven, M. (2007). Restoring the self: Positive affect helps improve self-regulation following ego depletion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 43, 379–384.
Tyler, J. M., & Burns, K. C. (2008). After depletion: The replenishment of the self's regulatory resources. Self and Identity , 7, 305-321.
Wheeler, S. C., Brinol, P., & Hermann, A. D., (2007). Resistance to persuasion as self-regulation: Ego-depletion and its effects on attitude change processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43, 150-156.
Published
2014-12-01
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ADEYINKA, Babajide Gideon; OME, Blessing N.
The Effects of Ego Depletion and Gender on Persuasion.
GOUNI Journal of Management and Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 12-21, dec. 2014.
ISSN 2550-7265. Available at: <http://journal.gouni.edu.ng/index.php/fmss/article/view/44>. Date accessed: 06 may 2018.
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Ego depletion; Gender; Persuasion; Resistance; Attitudinal change
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