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State Mental Energy Depletion

SMEDCurrent feeling of mental drainedness, unfocused attention, and depleted willpower
5 items 2019 α .88–.94 (varied by study) Free Sinha, J., & Bagchi, R.

What it measures

Five items measure how mentally drained, unfocused, and low on willpower a person feels at the current moment. Sinha and Bagchi (2019) selected the items from Twenge, Muraven, and Tice's (2004) 25-item State Self-Control Capacity Scale and used them in two studies with undergraduate students.

Citation

Sinha, J., & Bagchi, R. (2019). Role of ambient temperature in influencing willingness to pay in auctions and negotiations. Journal of Marketing, 83(4), 121–138.

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