Journal article
Trait self-control and self-discipline: Structure, validity, and invariance across national groups
Current Psychology, Vol.40, pp.1015-1030
2018
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to test the validity of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS; Tangney, Baumeister and Boone 2004) including its dimensional structure based on competing one- and two-factor models, discriminant validity from the conceptually-related self-discipline construct, invariance across multiple samples from different national groups, and predictive validity with respect to health-related behaviors. Samples of undergraduate students (total N = 1282) from four national groups completed the brief self-control scale, the self-discipline scale from the NEO-PI-R, and self-report measures of binge drinking, exercise, and healthy eating. Confirmatory factor analytic models supported a two-factor structure of self-control encompassing restraint and non-impulsivity components. The model exhibited good fit in all samples and invariance of factor loadings in multi-sample analysis. The restraint and non-impulsivity components exhibited discriminant validity and were also distinct from self-discipline. Structural equation models revealed that non-impulsivity predicted binge drinking in three of the samples, and restraint predicted exercise in two samples, with no role for self-discipline. Results point to a multi-dimensional structure for trait self-control consistent with previous theory separating impulsive- and control-related components.
Details
- Title
- Trait self-control and self-discipline: Structure, validity, and invariance across national groups
- Authors/Creators
- M.S. Hagger (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityC-Q Zhang (Author/Creator) - Hong Kong Baptist UniversityE-M Kangro (Author/Creator) - Gene (China)F. Ries (Author/Creator) - Departamento de EducaciónJ.C.K. Wang (Author/Creator) - Nanyang Technological UniversityB. Heritage (Author/Creator)D.K.C. Chan (Author/Creator) - Curtin University
- Publication Details
- Current Psychology, Vol.40, pp.1015-1030
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991005541335907891
- Copyright
- © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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