The Questionnaires for Assessing Self-Control Behaviors

Abstract

Self-control procedures have been frequently used in psychotherapy, especially behavior therapy. However, there is a high degree of variability among clients in their ability to apply self-control methods.　Present article reviewed researches on the assessment of individual differences in self-control behavior by the questionnaire method. Four questionnaires for children (Self-Control Rating Scale : Kendall & Wilcox, 1979 ; Teacher's Self-Control Rating Scale and Children's Perceived Self-Control Scale : Humphrey, 1982; Child Self-Control Rating Scale: Rohrbeck, Azar, & Wagner, 1991) and two for adults (Self-Control Schedule: Rosenbaum, 1980; Redressive-Reformative Self-Control Scale: Sugiwaka, 1995) were evaluated in terms of the reliability and the validity.　Following research problems were pointed out : (a) construction of a questionnaire measuring developmental differences in self-control behavior, (b) determination of intervention techniques based upon individual differences measured by self-control questionnaires