Brief Self-Control Scale.
BSCS
trait self-control; self-discipline; impulse control; restraint
- Related construct
- Length and format
- 13 items. 5-point Likert (not at all like me to very much like me) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Validated in 13+ languages incl. German, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Persian, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Greek, Indonesian
- Reference
- 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.
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