Finally, participants’ perception that coping with stressors throughout the day diminishes the ability to resist unhealthy temptations (overeating, smoking) is also supported by research that suggests that self-regulatory capacity may be a limited resource. Studies have found that subjects who are placed in circumstances that call upon willpower, self-restraint or suppressing of emotion subsequently have reduced persistence and self-control, and therefore diminished capacity to resist temptations [39]. Certainly, the ‘‘avalanche’’ of stressors described by the focus group participants would likely result in such a depleted state, causing them to be more susceptible to making poor health choices.