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Momentary Self-regulation: Scale Development and Preliminary Validation
Emily A Scherer1,2, Sunny Jung Kim3,4, Stephen A Metcalf1,5
1Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, United States.
JMIR Mental Health
|May 10, 2022
Summary
This study developed a brief, 12-item scale to measure momentary self-regulation, assessing dynamics like emotion regulation and mindfulness in daily life.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Science
- Health Psychology
Background:
- Self-regulation is crucial for achieving long-term goals.
- Traditional assessments lack insight into dynamic, daily self-regulation processes.
- Understanding environmental influences on self-regulation requires momentary assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a brief, psychometrically sound momentary self-regulation scale.
- To enable practical, mobile-device administration for real-time data collection.
- To capture dynamic intraindividual variability in self-regulation.
Main Methods:
- Phase 1: Factor analysis of 594 items from 23 scales in 522 adults.
- Selected 20 trait-level items for phase 2.
- Phase 2: Piloted momentary versions of items in 53 adults over 14 days using ecological momentary assessment.
Main Results:
- Identified 4 factors of self-regulation: perseverance, sensation seeking, emotion regulation, and mindfulness.
- Momentary scale demonstrated strong construct validity.
- Showed predictive validity for health risk behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Preliminary evidence supports a 12-item momentary self-regulation scale.
- The scale includes 4 subscales to capture self-regulatory dynamics.
- This tool aids in understanding real-time self-regulation processes.
Keywords:
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