@article{ref1,
title="The role of state and trait self-control on the sustained attention to response task",
journal="Human factors",
year="2023",
author="Harwood, Amanda E. and Satterfield, Kelly and Helton, William S. and McKnight, Patrick E. and Shaw, Tyler H.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the plausibility of self-control depletion, or ego-depletion, as the underlying cognitive resource responsible for performance decrements on the sustained attention to response task. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Researchers suggested that self-control is a limited cognitive resource used to complete a myriad of processes, including sustained attention. Past research showed that trait self-control affects some sustained attention tasks. However, little research has investigated the effect of self-control as a limited cognitive resource that varies over time (i.e., as a state-dependent variable). <br><br>METHODS: This experiment investigated the effect of self-control (trait and state) on a sustained motor-inhibition task (e.g., sustained attention to response task; SART). State self-control was manipulated using a between-subjects design-participants in the experimental condition completed a task designed to deplete state self-control prior to performing the SART while the control condition completed a modified version that did not deplete self-control. <br><br>RESULTS: Trait self-control predicted performance on the SART, but the depletion task (state self-control) had no detectable effect. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Given the evidence, it is unlikely that state self-control plays a causal role in performance decrements in the SART, but there appears to be some association between performance on the SART and trait self-control.   APPLICATION: Trait self-control ought to be considered in future work for personnel selection in real-world tasks that the SART models such as long-distance driving, air traffic control, and TSA operations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0018-7208",
doi="10.1177/00187208231209151",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00187208231209151"
}