Self-regulation is a core aspect of adaptive human behavior that has been studied, largely in
parallel, through the lenses of social and personality psychology as well as cognitive …

According to the strength model, self-control is a finite resource that determines capacity for
effortful control over dominant responses and, once expended, leads to impaired self-control …

A theory of system justification was proposed 25 years ago by Jost and Banaji (1994, Br. J.
Soc. Psychol., 33, 1) in the British Journal of Social Psychology to explain 'the participation …

Individuals are not merely passive vessels of whatever beliefs and opinions they have been
exposed to; rather, they are attracted to belief systems that resonate with their own …

Terror management theory posits that human awareness of the inevitability of death exerts a
profound influence on diverse aspects of human thought, emotion, motivation, and behavior …

Failures of self-control are thought to underlie various important behaviors (eg, addiction,
violence, obesity, poor academic achievement). The modern conceptualization of self …

The strength model of self-regulation holds that self-regulation operates by consuming a
limited energy resource, thereby producing a state called ego depletion in which volition is …

A meta-analysis by Jost, Glaser, Kruglanski, and Sulloway (2003) suggested that existential
needs to reduce threat were associated with political conservatism. Nevertheless, some …

A meta-analysis was conducted on empirical trials investigating the mortality salience (MS)
hypothesis of terror management theory (TMT). TMT postulates that investment in cultural …

Ideology is a potent motivational force; human beings are capable of committing atrocities
(as well as acts of generosity and courage) and sacrificing even their own lives for the sake …