Self-Control Scale (full).

SCS

What it measures

trait self-control; self-discipline; impulse regulation

Length and format

36 items. 5-point Likert (not at all like me to very much like me) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Adapted into German, Chinese, Spanish and other languages

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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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.