dc.contributor.advisor | Etherton, Joseph L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Steffens, Lani C. ( ) | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-24T10:21:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-24T10:21:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-05 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Steffens, L. C. (2009). Mindfulness meditation and relaxation as methods of coping with ego-depletion (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/4099 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research suggests that the capacity for executive cognition and self-control is limited and fatigued through use, inducing a state known as ego-depletion. Mindfulness meditation is a specific practice of attention regulation that may be an effective technique for ameliorating the effects of ego-depletion. Mindfulness meditation, relaxation, and resting were compared as strategies for coping with ego-depletion. After two weeks’ of meditation or relaxation practice, participants performed a tedious task designed to induce ego-depletion in them and then performed the meditation or relaxation, or sat quietly. Results indicated that the three conditions performed at the same level. Personality variables indicated that core self-evaluations and extraversion accounted for a significant portion of the variance. Implications are discussed. | en_US |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 69 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | Ego-depletion | |
dc.subject | Self-regulation | en_US |
dc.subject | Mindfulness meditation | en_US |
dc.subject | Relaxation | en_US |
dc.subject | Personality | en_US |
dc.subject | Willpower | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | Psychology | en_US |
dc.title | Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation as Methods of Coping with Ego-Depletion | en_US |
txstate.documenttype | Thesis | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Osborne, Randall | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Miller, Brian Keith | |
thesis.degree.department | Psychology | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University-San Marcos | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | |
dc.description.department | Psychology | |