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Duckworth AL, Kern ML. A Meta-Analysis of the Convergent Validity of Self-Control Measures. J Res Pers. 2011;45(3):259-268doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004.
Duckworth, A. L., & Kern, M. L. (2011). A Meta-Analysis of the Convergent Validity of Self-Control Measures. Journal of research in personality, 45(3), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004
Duckworth, Angela Lee, and Kern, Margaret L. "A Meta-Analysis of the Convergent Validity of Self-Control Measures." Journal of research in personality vol. 45,3 (2011): 259-268. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004
Duckworth AL, Kern ML. A Meta-Analysis of the Convergent Validity of Self-Control Measures. J Res Pers. 2011 Jun 01;45(3):259-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004. PMID: 21643479; PMCID: PMC3105910.
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J Res Pers. 2011 Jun 01;45(3):259-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004.

A Meta-Analysis of the Convergent Validity of Self-Control Measures.

Journal of research in personality

Angela Lee Duckworth, Margaret L Kern

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania.

PMID: 21643479 PMCID: PMC3105910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.004

Abstract

There is extraordinary diversity in how the construct of self-control is operationalized in research studies. We meta-analytically examined evidence of convergent validity among executive function, delay of gratification, and self- and informant-report questionnaire measures of self-control. Overall, measures demonstrated moderate convergence (r(random) = .27 [95% CI = .24, .30]; r(fixed) = .34 [.33, .35], k = 282 samples, N = 33,564 participants), although there was substantial heterogeneity in the observed correlations. Correlations within and across types of self-control measures were strongest for informant-report questionnaires and weakest for executive function tasks. Questionnaires assessing sensation seeking impulses could be distinguished from questionnaires assessing processes of impulse regulation. We conclude that self-control is a coherent but multidimensional construct best assessed using multiple methods.

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