Assessment of self-control behavior: validity analyses on a Japanese version of the self-control schedule.
To investigate the validity of a Japanese translation of Rosenbaum's Self-Control Schedule (SCS), 338 Japanese undergraduates were administered the scale. Construct validity of the SCS subscales, Constructive Self-Control and Ineffective Self-Control, in this study was achieved by correlations with coping responses. In addition, multiple regression analyses showed that Constructive Self-Control contributed to a negative prediction of future depression and psychosomatic symptoms, and Ineffective Self-Control predicted future depression and psychosomatic symptoms. These findings indicated that the Japanese version of the SCS employed in this study appeared to be a valid and promising measure of self-control.
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Department of Psychology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007564:Japan; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept