Regulatory Resource Depletion Impairs Impression Management and Effortful SelfPresentation Depletes Regulatory Resources Vohs Ciarocco and Baumeister 2005 Introvert at a social gathering ID: 647470
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Self-Regulation and Self-Presentation: Regulatory Resource Depletion Impairs Impression Management and Effortful Self-Presentation Depletes Regulatory Resources
Vohs
,
Ciarocco
and
Baumeister
, 2005Slide2
Introvert at a social gatheringIt’s exhaustingEventually desire for social desirability decreases
Impact of maintaining a socially desirable image
Resource depletion
Impact on further self regulation abilities
How decreased self-regulation impacts attempts at maintaining socially desirable behaviours
Today We’ll Discuss:
Self Regulation & Self Presentation Slide3
Experimental ManipulationDeplete Resources (IV)Measure self regulation abilities (DV)Compare with control (no depleted resources)
Hypothesis:
Self-presentation demands
and
depletes
self-regulatory processesSlide4
P’s create a speech for an accepting or sceptical audience (IV)
Speech about self - Be competent & likable or
b
e yourself
P’s restrain emotional expression during an upsetting video (DV)
Video depicts inhumane violence towards helpless animalsCompare facial expressions to controlExpressions were coded, added and compared to control
Method: Slide5
Results
Participants striving to be competent and likable in front of a sceptical audience were less likely to restrain emotional expression while watching an upsetting video than the control group with an accepting audience.
30 Male P’s
30 Female P’s
p
< .01Slide6
Reversal of IV and DV
Watch video, then measure quality of impression mgmt.
Found that when self regulation resources were depleted, ability to behave in a socially desirable way decreased.
Other Studies: Slide7
Limitations:
Cultural and age differences?
more practice – less self-regulation required
Discussion:
Creating a positive socially desirable image depletes self-regulatory processes.
Depletion of self-regulatory processes can result in a decrease in the ability to regulate self-presentation.
Practice makes perfectSlide8
Question to Consider:
If we know resources will be depleted, should we work this into our implementation intentions? What types of activities will restore my self regulation resources?
i.e. after the party, my self regulation ability may be hindered – before going home to binge on my diet – I will go to the park to restore my resources. How long should go for?
Future Directions:
Can we change an introvert into an extrovert?
Are there any personality traits we can’t change?
If introversion is genetic, but it can be changed;
can self-regulation impact epigenetics?