In the empirical article, "Stigma as Ego Depletion: How Being the Target of Prejudice Affects Self-Control," writers Michael Inzlicht, Linda McKay, and Joshua Aronson researched the correlation between stigma and self-regulation. ... If the task takes longer after a stigma becomes salient and depletes self-regulation capabilities, than a causal relationship between stigma and less self-control can be inferred. ... A future study should examine if there is a positive correlation between stigma-induced self-image (or self-esteem) and self-regulation capabilities. The same methods used in the f...

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