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Self-regulation and positive traits

Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire.

SSRQ

What it measures
self-regulation capacity; goal-setting; self-monitoring; impulse control
Length and format
31 items. 5-point Likert (strongly disagree to strongly agree); typically scored as a single total (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Validated in Spanish, Chinese/Taiwanese, Afrikaans 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
Carey, K. B., Neal, D. J., & Collins, S. E. (2004). A psychometric analysis of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire. Addictive Behaviors, 29(2), 253-260.

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