TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-Regulation Across Adolescence
T2 - Exploring the Structure of Selection, Optimization, and Compensation
AU - Geldhof, G. John
AU - Bowers, Edmond P.
AU - Gestsdóttir, Steinunn
AU - Napolitano, Christopher M.
AU - Lerner, Richard M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Authors. Journal of Research on Adolescence. © 2014 Society for Research on Adolescence.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - Intentional self-regulation (ISR) is thought to undergo significant development during the second decade of life, but our understanding of ISR's development during this period remains incomplete. We discuss the development of ISR as operationalized by Freund & Baltes's (2002) measure of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC). We use data from 5,471 youth that had participated in the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development in Grades 5 through 12. Using exploratory factor analyses, our findings suggest that the SOC questionnaire adheres to a stable three-factor structure across adolescence, with factors representing selection, intentional self-regulation, and a reverse-coded method factor. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research.
AB - Intentional self-regulation (ISR) is thought to undergo significant development during the second decade of life, but our understanding of ISR's development during this period remains incomplete. We discuss the development of ISR as operationalized by Freund & Baltes's (2002) measure of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC). We use data from 5,471 youth that had participated in the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development in Grades 5 through 12. Using exploratory factor analyses, our findings suggest that the SOC questionnaire adheres to a stable three-factor structure across adolescence, with factors representing selection, intentional self-regulation, and a reverse-coded method factor. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research.
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U2 - 10.1111/jora.12131
DO - 10.1111/jora.12131
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929709032
SN - 1050-8392
VL - 25
SP - 214
EP - 228
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -