Table 2 Items included in the self-regulation measure at 4–5 years and 6–7 years
From: Proximal and distal predictors of self-regulatory change in children aged 4 to 7 years
Construct | Respondent | Item |
|---|---|---|
Impulsive Aggression | Parent and teacher | Often has temper tantrums/hot tempers |
Parent and teacher | Often fights with other children or bullies them | |
Parent and teacher | Often argumentative with adults | |
Hyperactivity | Parent and teacher | Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long |
Parent and teacher | Constantly fidgeting or squirming | |
Parent and teacher | If this child is upset, it is hard to comfort him/her | |
Lack of Persistence & Inattention | Parent and teacher | The child likes to complete one task or activity before going on to the next (reversed) |
Parent and teacher | Sees takes through to the end, good attention span (reversed) | |
Parent and teacher | The child stays with an activity (e.g., puzzle, construction, kit, reading) for a long time (reversed) | |
Parent, teacher, and observer | Easily distracted, concentration wanders | |
Impulsivity | Parent and teacher | Can stop and think things out before acting (reversed) |
Parent and teacher | Shares readily with other children (reversed) | |
Observer | Degree of negative mood (withdrawn, uncooperative, sulky, seeming upset, angry) to interview |