Directed attention as a common resource for executive functioning and self-regulation
In: Perspectives on Psychological Science. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD: London. ISSN 1745-6916; e-ISSN 1745-6924, more
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Fatigue; restoration; attention; executive functioning; self-regulation |
| Abstract |
Research on executive functioning and on self-regulation have each identified a critical resource that is central to that domain and is susceptible to depletion. In addition, studies have shown that self-regulation tasks and executive-functioning tasks interact with each other, suggesting that they may share resources. Other research has focused specifically on restoring what we propose is the shared resource between self-regulation and executive functioning. Utilizing a theory-based natural environment intervention, these studies have found improvements in executive-functioning performance and self-regulation effectiveness, suggesting that the natural environment intervention restores this shared resource. |
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