Celebration Colloquium - Schoenfeld - Psychology

Engaging in a task that requires self-control is shown to deplete resources that lead to diminished self-control strength in subsequent tasks. Prior research indicates that why and how someone exerts self-control can influence how depleting that task is. The current study demonstrated that individuals whose autonomy was supported through verbal instructions during a radish eating task persisted longer in a subsequent test of self-control compared to individuals who were subjected to controlling language. Additionally, those subjects who were instructed how to eat mindfully through a mindfulness induction persisted longer on the subsequent task than those who did not receive mindfulness guidance. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of autonomous motivation and mindful awareness in the optimization of self-control.

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