Ego depletion negatively affects knowledge retrieval in secondary school students

Englert, Chris; Bertrams, Alex (2017). Ego depletion negatively affects knowledge retrieval in secondary school students. Educational psychology, 37(9), pp. 1057-1066. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/01443410.2017.1313963

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In the present study, we tested the assumption that performance in a knowledge retrieval test would be lower in secondary school students with temporarily depleted self-control strength (n = 53) compared to secondary school students with temporarily available self-control strength (n = 56). After manipulating self-control strength, students were instructed to memorise the names and the functions of the human eye and to recall as many names and functions as possible following a one-min distraction task. The results supported our assumptions, as students with depleted self-control strength performed significantly worse in the knowledge retrieval task compared to students whose self-control strength had not been temporarily depleted. The results suggest that depleted self-control strength may negatively affect academic performance and hinder a successful academic career. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Educational Psychology

UniBE Contributor:

Englert, Christoph, Bertrams, Alexander Gregor

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education

ISSN:

0144-3410

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christoph Englert

Date Deposited:

25 Apr 2018 09:14

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:11

Publisher DOI:

10.1080/01443410.2017.1313963

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/112963

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