About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance, Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
Subscales | General capacity for self discipline; Deliberate/Self-impulsive action; Healthy habits; Work ethic; Reliability |
Description | The self-control scale aims to assess people’s ability to control their impulses, alter their emotions and thoughts, and to interrupt undesired behavioural tendencies and refrain from acting on them. |
Example | I say inappropriate things |
Link | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00263.x/full |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 36 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 12-15 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .89 |
Test retest | 3 weeks, r= .89 |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 5-factor orthogo |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Eating Disorder Inventory, r= [-.48,.06] |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Finkenauer, C., Engels, R. & Baumeister, R. (2005). Parenting behaviour and adolescent behvioural and emotional problems: The role of self-control. The Journal of Behavioral Development, 29(1), 58-69. doi:10.1080/01650250444000333 Tangney, J. P., Baumeister, R. F., & Boone, A. L. (2004). High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success. Journal of Personality, 72(2), 271–324. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00263.x Mehroof, M. & Griffiths, M. (2010). Online gaming addiction: The role of sensation seeking, self-control, neuroticism, aggression, state anxiety, and trait anxiety. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 13(3), 313-316. doi:10.1089/cpb.2009.0229 |