Self-control and Self-efficacy - Individual Protective Factors
Tool
Indicators
Population
Administration Method
Number of Questions
13
Creator(s) of Tool
The tool is listed on pp. 132-133 in the following compendium as from Phillips & Springer, 1992:
Dahlberg LL, Toal SB, Swahn M, Behrens CB. Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools, 2nd ed., Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pub/measuring_violence.html
Dahlberg LL, Toal SB, Swahn M, Behrens CB. Measuring Violence-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Influences Among Youths: A Compendium of Assessment Tools, 2nd ed., Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pub/measuring_violence.html
Scoring / Benchmarking
tems 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are scored as YES! = 1, yes = 2, no = 3, NO! = 4.
All other items are reverse coded (YES! = 4, yes = 3, no = 2, NO! = 1).
To score the scale, point values for all 15 items are added. Blank items are excluded. The maximum possible score is 52 and indicates a high sense of self-control. A minimum score of 13 indicates a relatively low sense of control.
If you program is designed to improve self-control, you want scores to increase by the end of your program.
All other items are reverse coded (YES! = 4, yes = 3, no = 2, NO! = 1).
To score the scale, point values for all 15 items are added. Blank items are excluded. The maximum possible score is 52 and indicates a high sense of self-control. A minimum score of 13 indicates a relatively low sense of control.
If you program is designed to improve self-control, you want scores to increase by the end of your program.
Background / Quality
Internal consistency: .56 and .65 (Gabriel, 1994).
Is there a cost associated with this tool?
No
This tool measures attitudes about self-control and self-efficacy.
It could be used before youth begin a self-control program to determine their attitudes before the program, and then again after the program to determine if attitudes have improved.