About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 |
| Subscales | Self-regulation |
| Description | A behavioural computerized task that measures the ability to carry out a monotonous task in the presence of distracters, compared to a baseline condition with no distracter. |
| Example | |
| Link | Contact author at julius.kuhl@nifbe.de |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
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| Format | |
| Respondent | Other |
| Scoring | |
| Time | |
| Age | 6-11 |
| Cost single purchase | |
| Cost per child |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .41-.87 |
| Test retest | |
| Inter-rater reliability | |
| EFA | 2 separate EFAs< |
| CFA | 2 separate CFAs with 2 factors Speed Chi-square(54)= 65.27 CFI = .93 RMSEA= .95 Speed variation Chi-square(54)= 58.39 CFI= .97 RMSEA= .03 |
| Criterion validity | |
| Construct validity | Working memory, r= -.35 (audiovisual response time); Decision-related action orientation, r = .36 (visual response frequency); r= [-.37,-.36] for visual/audiovisual response time |
| Concurrent validity | |
| Predictive validity | |
| Responsiveness | |
| Floor/Ceiling | |
| References | Konstantinopoulou, E., & Metallidou, P. (2012). Psychometric properties of the Self-regulation and Concentration Test for Children (SRTC) in a Greek sample of fourth grade students. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 9, 158-178. Retrieved from http://www.pseve.org/journal/UPLOAD/Konstantinopoulou9b.pdf Calero, M. D., García-Martín, M. B., Jiménez, M. I., Kazén, M., & Araque, A. (2007). Self-regulation advantage for high-IQ children: Findings from a research study. Learning and Individual Differences, 17(4), 328-343. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2007.03.012 |