About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing, Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Impulse control; Suppression of aggression; Consideration of others; Responsibility |
Description | It is an assessment of an individual's social-emotional adjustment within the context of external constraints. |
Example | I do things without giving them enough thought |
Link | http://www.selfdefiningmemories.com/WAI_Scoring_Manual.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 84 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 10-17 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .67-.95 |
Test retest | 7 months, r= .76 |
Inter-rater reliability | r= >.80 for subscales in adolescent version |
EFA | Not reported |
CFA | Higher-order model (modified) Chi-square(98) = 307.96 CFI = .95 RMSEA = .04 |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | r= [-.55,-.20) for Weinberger Adjustment Inventory Self-Restraint Scale subscales and Problem Behavior Frequency subscales |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Farrell, D., Sullivan, T., & Stephen N. (2000). Structure of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory Self-Restraint Scale and its relation to problem behaviors in adolescence. Psychological Assessment, 12(4), 394-401. doi:10.1037//1040-3590.12.4.394 Weinberger, D., & Butcher, J. (1997). Distress and self-restraint as measures of adjustment across the life span: Confirmatory factor analyses in clinical and nonclinical samples. Psychological Assessment, 9(2), 132-135. doi:10.1037//1040-3590.9.2.132 |