title: The association between controlled interpersonal affect regulation and resource depletion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This investigation focuses on what occurs to individuals' self-regulatory resource during controlled Interpersonal Affect Regulation (IAR) which is the process of deliberately influencing the internal feeling states of others. Combining the strength model of self-regulation and the resources conservation model, the investigation tested whether: (1) IAR behaviors are positively related to ego-depletion because goal-directed behaviors demand self-regulatory processes, and (2) the use of affect-improving strategies benefits from a source of resource-recovery because it initiates positive feedback from targets, as proposed from a resource-conservation perspective.
  
  
  METHODS
  To test this, a lab study based on an experimental dual-task paradigm using a sample of pairs of friends in the UK and a longitudinal field study of a sample of healthcare workers in Spain were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The experimental study showed a depleting effect of interpersonal affect-improving IAR on a subsequent self-regulation task. The field study showed that while interpersonal affect-worsening was positively associated with depletion, as indicated by the level of emotional exhaustion, interpersonal affect-improving was only associated with depletion after controlling for the effect of positive feedback from clients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings indicate that IAR does have implications for resource depletion, but that social reactions play a role in the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain. david.martinez@urjc.es
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez-Íñigo
authors.forename: Giulia Lara
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Poerio
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Totterdell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006040:Goals; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013030:Spain; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: affect regulation; conservation of resources; ego-depletion; self-regulation