The benefits of behaving badly on occasion: Successful regulation by planned hedonic deviations

Coelho do Vale (2016) · Read the paper

two controlled experiments (simulated and real dieting) and a third study of current goal-strivers; planned deviations helped regain self-regulatory resources, maintain motivation and improve affect.

two controlled experiments (simulated and real dieting) and a third study of current goal-strivers; planned deviations helped regain self-regulatory resources, maintain motivation and improve affect.

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doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2015.05.001. Abstract read: two controlled experiments (simulated and real dieting) and a third study of current goal-strivers; planned deviations helped regain self-regulatory resources, maintain motivation and improve affect.