Research article summary (published 30 May 2006):

Assessing attention control in goal pursuit: a component of dispositional self-regulation.

Full Abstract

We examined the psychometric properties of the Self-Regulation Scale (SRS; Schwarzer, Diehl, & Schmitz, 1999), a measure of attention control in goal pursuit, in 2 independent studies. Study 1 included young adults (N = 443), whereas Study 2 included young, middle-aged, and older adults (N = 330). In both studies, the SRS showed good internal consistency. In Study 1, the SRS also showed satisfactory test-retest reliability over a 6-week period. We found support for the criterion validity of the SRS in terms of positive correlations with measures of general and domain-specific self-efficacy, proactive coping, and positive affect and in terms of negative correlations with depressive symptoms and negative affect. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that attention control accounted for unique portions of variance in relevant outcome variables above and beyond measures of self-efficacy and proactive coping.

Author information

Author/s: Diehl, Manfred (M); Semegon, Angelenia B (AB); Schwarzer, Ralf (R);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 508 McCarty C, P.O. Box 115911, Gainesville, 32611-5911, USA. mdiehl(-atsign-)ufl.edu

Grants: R01 AG 21147 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01 AG021147-01 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01 AG021147-02 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01 AG021147-03 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01 AG021147-04 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R01 AG021147-05 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R03 AG 19328 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS) ; R03 AG019328-01 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Journal of personality assessment (J Pers Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 86 (issue 3) : pp 306-17

Dates: Created 2006/06/02; Completed 2006/09/14; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 16740114, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Depression - prevention & control Female Goals Humans Intention Internal-External Control Interpersonal Relations

Interpersonal Relations Male Middle Aged Personality Tests Questionnaires Regression Analysis Reproducibility of Results Self Efficacy Social Control, Informal

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