Front Psychol August 2014 PMID 25126083

Publication bias and the limited strength model of self-control: has the evidence for ego depletion been overestimated?

Evan C Carter, Michael E McCullough

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The overall commentary reveals a strong consensus that publication bias has overestimated the ego depletion effect, with participants discussing the new meta-analytical findings and their implications. The tone is analytical and reflective, highlighting the importance of rigorous methods and questioning long-held assumptions, which underscores the high impact and interest in this discussion.

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Most discussions agree that publication bias has significantly distorted previous beliefs about ego depletion effects, supporting the article's critical view.

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The debates emphasize a major shift in understanding ego depletion, indicating a substantial impact on future research and theories in psychology.

Abstract in brief

  • The limited strength model of self-control suggests that acts of self-control become less effective after recent exertion, and previous research considered the ego depletion effect to be a moderate and reliable phenomenon.
  • However, this new analysis indicates that when accounting for publication bias and small-study effects, the evidence for ego depletion may be overestimated or even nonexistent, calling into question whether the effect truly exists.
  • The authors stress the importance of applying rigorous methods to detect publication bias in psychological research and recommend focusing future studies on establishing whether the basic depletion effect is real before building further theories on it.]

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Daniël Lakens
@lakens · X

We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only sharing Type 1 errors: Ego-depletion research. https://t.co/xhUCriGoL5 Recent large scale studies corroborated this prediction of an effect of ~0. https://t.co/2FbsEw5Jzq

Apr 3, 2021 · 29 likes · 6 shares · 30,675 followers View post →
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6| Quellen: Q1: https://t.co/cktDZKARVh Q2: https://t.co/5shce1s0GS Q3: https://t.co/kPx1g4hwZ6 Q4: https://t.co/iJ6pkrsnfj Q5: https://t.co/ZBI1JEfRbj

Sep 22, 2021 · 10 likes · 6,561 followers View post →
Brenton Wiernik
@bmwiernik · X

These observed (d = .50) and adjusted (d = .22) effect sizes are virtually identical to the results from meta-analyses of the ego depletion effect (d ≈ .60/.20; https://t.co/f4t2eNjxjA), which disappeared completely in registered replication MA (d=.04; https://t.co/pjaReShxFv) https://t.co/QOHvJwVoXh

May 11, 2021 · 7 likes · 1 share · 6,147 followers View post →
Sinan Alper
@SinanAlper_ · X

@dkokdemir İkincisi, ego depletion literatüründe zaten ciddi bir publication bias var: https://t.co/5OJAcL1ExL Dolayısıyla preregistered olmayan, tek tük oradan buradan çalışmaların basılıyor olması zaten hiç sürpriz değil. Sonuç çıkmayan ve basılmayan tonla başka çalışma var.

Sep 17, 2019 · 1 like · 54,879 followers View post →
Sinan Alper
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@_onurcanyilmaz Tek çalışmada ölmedi ki zaten, yıllardır azar azar ölüyor. Destekleyici görülen bulgular bile aslında büyük resimde desteklemiyor: https://t.co/5OJAcL1ExL

Sep 17, 2019 · 1 like · 54,879 followers View post →
Daniël Lakens
@lakens · X

@drboothroyd @MaxPrimbs @LisaDeBruine Yes, that is the estimate using PET (see https://t.co/RcvQ4dme2U by @ME_McCullough and @ec_cart which is where I got it from). Remember PET has assumptions which might not hold so we do not know if the estimate = truth.

Sep 5, 2019 · 1 like · 30,675 followers View post →

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Arseny Khakhalin
@ampanmdagaba · X

The backstory and the explanation of the method can be found here (although the plots they show in the paper are slightly less self-explanatory) https://t.co/ocanLnoYsS

Jun 12, 2023 · 1,406 followers View post →
Sander Koole
@SLKoole · X

@cjvanlissa @Oliver_S_Curry @JZBerman No paradox or contradiction implied. Just an eerie sense of déjà vu. With ego depletion, it all started with better correcting for pub bias, https://t.co/ZqeYgGE60s. Now, I like the giving-happiness effect, so hopefully this feeling is misplaced.

Sep 20, 2022 · 2,224 followers View post →
Titiat Scriptor
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6| Quellen: Q1: https://t.co/cktDZKARVh Q2: https://t.co/5shce1s0GS Q3: https://t.co/kPx1g4hwZ6 Q4: https://t.co/iJ6pkrsnfj Q5: https://t.co/ZBI1JEfRbj

Sep 22, 2021 · 10 likes · 6,561 followers View post →
Brenton Wiernik
@bmwiernik · X

These observed (d = .50) and adjusted (d = .22) effect sizes are virtually identical to the results from meta-analyses of the ego depletion effect (d ≈ .60/.20; https://t.co/f4t2eNjxjA), which disappeared completely in registered replication MA (d=.04; https://t.co/pjaReShxFv) https://t.co/QOHvJwVoXh

May 11, 2021 · 7 likes · 1 share · 6,147 followers View post →
Michiel van Elk
@MichielElk · X

RT @lakens: We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only s…

Apr 4, 2021 · 6 shares · 840 followers View post →
Carlos E Lourenco
@caerib · X

RT @lakens: We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only s…

Apr 3, 2021 · 6 shares · 435 followers View post →
Fredrik Jutfelt @jutfelt.bsky.social
@FredrikJutfelt · X

RT @lakens: We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only s…

Apr 3, 2021 · 6 shares · 6,732 followers View post →
Chris Ford
@ctford · X

RT @lakens: We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only s…

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Richard Harper
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RT @lakens: We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only s…

Apr 3, 2021 · 6 shares · 2,191 followers View post →
Daniël Lakens
@lakens · X

We have some clear cases where publication bias kept hundreds of researchers busy for decades, even though they were all only sharing Type 1 errors: Ego-depletion research. https://t.co/xhUCriGoL5 Recent large scale studies corroborated this prediction of an effect of ~0. https://t.co/2FbsEw5Jzq

Apr 3, 2021 · 29 likes · 6 shares · 30,675 followers View post →
tokatti
@tokatti_ · X

制限はないと覆った 意志力は無限にあると覆った #自分用メモ https://t.co/3dKYwmIULd https://t.co/ysga4BWZrk https://t.co/deTtFbuGQ6

Nov 30, 2019 · 190 followers View post →
Sinan Alper
@SinanAlper_ · X

@_onurcanyilmaz Tek çalışmada ölmedi ki zaten, yıllardır azar azar ölüyor. Destekleyici görülen bulgular bile aslında büyük resimde desteklemiyor: https://t.co/5OJAcL1ExL

Sep 17, 2019 · 1 like · 54,879 followers View post →
Sinan Alper
@SinanAlper_ · X

@dkokdemir İkincisi, ego depletion literatüründe zaten ciddi bir publication bias var: https://t.co/5OJAcL1ExL Dolayısıyla preregistered olmayan, tek tük oradan buradan çalışmaların basılıyor olması zaten hiç sürpriz değil. Sonuç çıkmayan ve basılmayan tonla başka çalışma var.

Sep 17, 2019 · 1 like · 54,879 followers View post →
Daniël Lakens
@lakens · X

@drboothroyd @MaxPrimbs @LisaDeBruine Yes, that is the estimate using PET (see https://t.co/RcvQ4dme2U by @ME_McCullough and @ec_cart which is where I got it from). Remember PET has assumptions which might not hold so we do not know if the estimate = truth.

Sep 5, 2019 · 1 like · 30,675 followers View post →
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