A1 Journal article (refereed)
Trait self-control and self-discipline : Structure, validity, and invariance across national groups (2021)
Hagger, M., Zhang, C.-Q., Kangro, E.-M., Ries, F., Wang, J. C. K., Heritage, B., & Chan, D. K. C. (2021). Trait self-control and self-discipline : Structure, validity, and invariance across national groups. Current Psychology, 40(3), 1015-1030. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0021-6
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Hagger, Martin; Zhang, Chun-Qing; Kangro, Eva-Maria; Ries, Francis; Wang, John C. K.; Heritage, Brody; Chan, Derwin K. C.
Journal or series: Current Psychology
ISSN: 1046-1310
eISSN: 1936-4733
Publication year: 2021
Volume: 40
Issue number: 3
Pages range: 1015-1030
Publisher: Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers University
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0021-6
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/74392
Web address of parallel published publication (pre-print): https://psyarxiv.com/9egbx/
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to test the validity of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS; Tangney, Baumeister and Boone 2004) including its dimensional structure based on competing one- and two-factor models, discriminant validity from the conceptually-related self-discipline construct, invariance across multiple samples from different national groups, and predictive validity with respect to health-related behaviors. Samples of undergraduate students (total N = 1282) from four national groups completed the brief self-control scale, the self-discipline scale from the NEO-PI-R, and self-report measures of binge drinking, exercise, and healthy eating. Confirmatory factor analytic models supported a two-factor structure of self-control encompassing restraint and non-impulsivity components. The model exhibited good fit in all samples and invariance of factor loadings in multi-sample analysis. The restraint and non-impulsivity components exhibited discriminant validity and were also distinct from self-discipline. Structural equation models revealed that non-impulsivity predicted binge drinking in three of the samples, and restraint predicted exercise in two samples, with no role for self-discipline. Results point to a multi-dimensional structure for trait self-control consistent with previous theory separating impulsive- and control-related components.
Keywords: self-regulation (psychology); restrictions; impulsivity; self-control
Free keywords: self-discipline; self-regulation; restraint
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Reporting Year: 2021
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