Rational Versus Experiential Processing of Negative Feedback Reduces Defensiveness but Induces Ego Depletion Academic Article

abstract

• 2015, 2014 Taylor & Francis. Three experiments compared the effects of engaging a more rational versus more experiential processing mode following self-relevant negative feedback. Participants in each experiment were encouraged to process negative feedback about their social skills in a more rational versus more experiential mode before completing a mood measure (Experiment 1), a disguised measure of self-enhancement tendencies (Experiment 2), and a behavioral test of self-control (Experiment 3), respectively. Compared to experiential processing, more rational processing of negative feedback reduced negative mood and self-enhancement tendencies but increased the likelihood of self-control failure. Together, these findings suggest that processing negative feedback in a more rational processing mode helps to dispel threats to self-regard but exacts a cost in the form of a temporary depletion of self-control strength.

authors

• Hicks, Joshua
• Schmeichel, Brandon

published proceedings

• Self and Identity

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Schmeichel, B. J., Caskey, R., & Hicks, J. A.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Schmeichel, BJ||Caskey, R||Hicks, JA

publication date

• January 2015

published in

• Self and Identity  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/15298868.2014.952772

start page

• 75

end page

• 89

volume

• 14

issue

• 1