Role Of Self-regulation Research Articles

The role of self-regulation as an intervening variable in the influence of self-efficacy on the learning outcomes of Islamic religious education

Low learning outcomes were observed among some high school students. Psychologically, this issue is influenced by self-efficacy and self-regulation, which students also lack. Therefore, this research aims to examine the influence of self-efficacy on learning outcomes with self-regulation as an intervening variable. This research involved 600 students from elite public high schools in Sinjai, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. School selection was carried out by random sampling across Sinjai. Data were collected through self-efficacy and self-regulation questionnaires as well as learning outcome assessments. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and SEM methods. The research results show that self-efficacy does not have a significant effect on learning outcomes (p-value=0.761), but self-efficacy has a significant effect on self-regulation (p-value=0.000). Meanwhile, self-regulation has a significant direct effect on learning outcomes (p-value=0.005). Self-efficacy significantly affects learning outcomes with self-regulation as an intervening variable (p-value=0.017). The goodness of fit indicators are R^2 and SRMR. R^2 for learning outcomes and self-regulation are 0.68 and 0.27, respectively, and the model’s SRMR score is 0.09. This research emphasizes the importance of self-regulation and self-efficacy in improving learning outcomes.

Psychological Preconditions of Conflict Proneness of Personality and Mental Health: The Role of Self-Regulation, Emotional Intelligence and Mutual Understanding in The Context of Interpersonal Relations

This study aims at the investigation of psychological preconditions of conflict proneness in personality and mental health, with a specific focus on the roles of self-regulation, emotional intelligence, and mutual understanding. The research was oriented towards the application of qualitative methodology, particularly the analysis of transcripts of interview sessions. The findings showed that psychological preconditions of conflict proneness exist in professional, educational, and personal settings. Self-regulation, mutual understanding, and emotional intelligence were found to be important qualities which help to avoid conflicts. They contribute to increased motivation for conflict-less communication and interaction, cooperation, flexibility, improvement of active listening and problem solving, increased patience, formation of stress management skills, constructive feedback, reflective thinking, and building resilience. The special attention was paid towards the development of special strategies aimed at overcoming conflict proneness. The research findings demonstrated that the strategies include formation of communication skills, development of emotional intelligence and conflict management skills, improvement of active listening, building of stress management, development of team building activities, definition of responsibilities, creation of supporting environment, organization of immediate feedback, establishment of open communication, promotion of respect, creation of rituals, and encouragement of empathy. The outcomes can be used for the development of curriculum on the formation of conflict resolution skills.

Self-Regulation and Grit: The Role of Self-Regulation and Grit in Overcoming Thesis Writing Anxiety among Final-Year Students

A thesis is a mandatory component for every student to achieve an academic degree. Final year students engaged in conducting their theses sometimes experience heightened levels of anxiousness. Hence, interventions are necessary to mitigate this concern. One approach is to enhance self-regulation and grit abilities in the individual. This study aims to evaluate the effect of self-regulation and grit on anxiety levels experienced by final year students as they prepare to write their theses. Using a quantitative research strategy, our study zeroed down on 252 seniors working on their capstone projects. The approach used for participant selection was Probability Sampling with Purposive Random Sampling. The data for this study was collected using three questionnaire scales: the self-regulation scale with 21 items, the grit scale with 9 items, and the anxiety scale with 33 items. Simultaneously, the employed data analysis methods for hypothesis testing include simple linear regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings of the study indicate that both self-regulation and grit exert a detrimental impact on anxiety. Specifically, self-regulation is found to have a negative influence on anxiety, whereas grit is positively associated with anxiety.Penulisan skripsi adalah prasyarat penting bagi mahasiswa untuk meraih gelar akademik. Proses ini seringkali menimbulkan kecemasan di kalangan mahasiswa tingkat akhir yang sedang dalam proses penyelesaian skripsi. Maka dari itu, diperlukan upaya untuk mencegah rasa cemas tersebut, salah satunya dengan upaya meningkatkan kemampuan regulasi diri dan grit pada individu tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan dampak regulasi diri dan ketangguhan, juga dikenal sebagai grit, terhadap tingkat kecemasan mahasiswa tingkat akhir selama proses penyusunan skripsi. Dalam penelitian ini, metode kuantitatif dipilih. Sebanyak 252 mahasiswa tingkat akhir yang mengerjakan skripsi diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling probabilitas.Data dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan menggunakan tiga skala kuesioner: skala regulasi diri dengan 21 item, skala grit yang memiliki 9 item, dan skala kecemasan yang berisi 33 item. Analisis regresi linear sederhana dan berganda adalah dua teknik analisis data yang digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan regulasi diri dan grit berpengaruh yang bernilai negatif terhadap kecemasan, regulasi diri berpengaruh yang bernilai negatif terhadap kecemasan, dan grit berpengaruh yang bernilai negatif terhadap kecemasan.

Self-regulation in the media sector: legal aspects

The article is dedicated to exploring the legal aspects of self-regulation in the media sphere in Ukraine and its correlation with the legal aspects of regulation and co-regulation. The focus is on the role of self-regulation in ensuring the activities of media entities, illustrating the difference between self-regulation in the media sphere and self-regulation in journalism. The examines various aspects of self-regulation in the media sphere in Ukraine, including internal control mechanisms, the role of media entities, and interaction with government authorities. In particular, it investigates the impact of national legislation on the formation and development of self-regulation in the media sphere in Ukraine. Practical challenges and possible ways to improve self-regulation mechanisms in the media segment are highlighted.

Attentional Control Scale- Turkish Version: Psychometric Qualities, Factor Structure and its Comparison with Behavioral Measures of Executive Attention

Attentional control refers to the capacity to voluntarily control attentional resources in a flexible manner. Attentional control was reported to play a fundamental role in self-regulation, emotion regulation, delay of gratification, and psychological distress. The Attentional Control Scale (ACS) was developed to measure perceived attentional control based on shifting and focusing dimensions. The present studies aimed to adapt the Turkish version of ACS and asses its psychometric characteristics. Study 1 aimed to explore the psychometric qualities of the Turkish version with a group of Turkish individuals (N = 428, 306 women) between the ages of 18 and 68 and supported the two-factor model of ACS consisting of 17 items in total. The results supported that shifting, focusing, and total ACS showed adequate internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity evidence based on its significant correlations with measures of anxiety, depression, and repetitive negative thinking, signifying its proper psychometric characteristics. In Study 2 (N = 97, 65 women), the association of ACS with behavioral attentional control measures was examined, and non-significant associations between self-report and behavioral measures of attentional control were denoted. These findings signified that rather than indicating the individual’s actual attentional control capacity, ACS assessed how the individual perceives their own attention control capacities. Taken together, the results suggest that the Turkish form of ACS is a valid and reliable scale that can be used to assess perceived attentional control capacity based on shifting and focusing domains, particularly in the research setting.

The influence of perceived teacher support on online English learning engagement among Chinese university students: a cross-sectional study on the mediating effects of self-regulation.

This study examines the association between perceived teacher support and self-regulation in learning, and their combined relationship with online English learning engagement among university students in China. The objective is to uncover the underlying mechanisms of this relationship, with a particular focus on the role of self-regulation in learning as a mediator. The study involved 1,361 university students from Southwest China, predominantly female (73.84%) with an average age of 18.94 years (SD = 1.07). Refined measurement tools were employed to assess perceived teacher support, online English learning engagement, and self-regulation in learning. The findings indicate that components of self-regulation, such as goal setting, environmental structuring, and time management, act as full mediators in the relationship between perceived teacher support and online English learning engagement. This research underscores the importance of self-regulation in learning in linking perceived teacher support with online English learning engagement. The insights gained are crucial for enhancing teaching strategies in online English language education.

The Role of Self-Regulation, Computer/Internet and Communication Self-efficacy in Social Anxiety Experienced in Online Student-Instructor Interaction

Bu araştırmanın amacı çevrim içi derslere kayıtlı öğrencilerin çevrim içi öğrenci öğretim elemanı etkileşiminde sosyal kaygı düzeylerini ve ilişkili değişkenleri incelemektir. Daha özel olarak, öğrencilerin öğretim elemanlarıyla etkileşimlerinde öz düzenleme, bilgisayar/internet öz yeterliği ile çevrim içi iletişim öz yeterliği düzeylerinin çevrim içi öğrenci-öğretim elemanı etkileşiminde yaşadıkları sosyal kaygının boyutlarını yordama düzeylerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırma etkileşimsel uzaklık kuramı çerçevesinde yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları çevrim içi derslere kayıtlı 1013 üniversite öğrencisidir. Araştırmanın verileri e-öğrenme ortamları için sosyal kaygı ölçeğinin öğrenci-öğretim elemanı formu, üç etkileşim türünde öz düzenleme ve çevrim içi öğrenmeye yönelik hazırbulunuşluk ölçeklerinin ilgili alt ölçekleriyle toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler betimsel istatistikler ve çoklu doğrusal regresyonla analiz edilmiştir. Betimsel bulgulara göre öğrencilerin sosyal kaygıları göreceli olarak ortalamaya yakın düzeyde bulunmuştur.. Ayrıca, öğrenci-öğretim elemanı etkileşiminde sosyal kaygı ile öz düzenleme, bilgisayar/internet öz yeterliği ve iletişim öz yeterliği arasında negatif yönlü, anlamlı ilişkiler gözlemlenmiştir. Son olarak, her üç değişkenin sosyal kaygının olumsuz değerlendirilme ve somatik belirtiler boyutlarını negatif yönlü ve anlamlı şekilde yordadığı, etkileşimden kaçınma boyutunun ise öğrenci-öğretim elemanı etkileşiminde öz-düzenleme ve çevrim içi iletişim öz yeterliği tarafından negatif yönlü, anlamlı şekilde yordandığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu bulgular ilgili alanyazınla tutarlı şekilde öğrencilerin öz düzenleme, bilgisayar/internet öz yeterliği ve iletişim öz yeterlikleri arttıkça sosyal kaygılarının azalacağını göstermektedir.

Procrastination: The Role of Self Regulation And Anxiety

Procrastination: The Role of Self Regulation And Anxiety

The Role of Self-Regulation in Internet Addiction during Adolescence

During adolescence, individuals experience a period of significant development of emotional control, self-regulation and decision-making skills. While this is a period of opportunity for adolescents to benefit from knowledge, social life, and physical activities, it is also a time where the excessive availability of information and internet usage can potentially have detrimental effects on their mental health, academic performance, and physiology. This study aims to discuss the potential relationship between low-level self-regulation and the development of internet addiction in adolescents. With the widespread use of smartphones among young people, internet addiction has become a severe problem. Adolescents who prioritize short-term goals and focus on immediate gratification or adopt competitive gamming style may exhibit low-level self-regulation, which is a risk factor for developing internet addiction. In addition, poor family functioning, low parent education, the presence of interparental conflict, and restrictive parental mediation may also be significant factors contributing to the onset of internet addiction. Furthermore, the co-occurrence of lower self-regulation and severe internet addiction may have a substantial negative impact on academic performance and quality of life. The previous studys findings demonstrate a causal relationship between self-regulation and internet addiction. However, applying voluntary sampling methods to collect data, social desirability biases, and cultural bias are some of the limitations of most research in this area. Future research should adopt stratified sampling methods, tailor their survey and instruments to be culturally sensitive to investigate the underlying mechanisms that give rise to this association.

The Role of Self-Regulation in Childrens Eating Behavior

Considering food, many people are particularly interested. Food can satisfy hunger and make some foods highly creative. People have an appetite, and more advertisements about food are attractive. Some people want to eat something delicious to celebrate when they are happy, and some people eat to relieve when they feel sad or depressed. There are many delicious foods for people to choose from, however, these food might not be good for children. This paper presents the concept of self-regulation and how self-regulation plays a role in childrens dietary behaviors. The purpose is to find out what impacts childrens healthy eating habits from an early age. A healthy diet has different effects on children from childhood to later stages. If eating healthily is the basis, it can make child have a good and stable mood as well. In addition, childrens self-regulation in dietary behaviors can be influenced by factors of the environment, e.g., the impact of family or parental lifestyles. When a family is well-educated and parents create a harmonious atmosphere, the childs daily diet and behavior habits are positive, which also lays the foundation for the future. On the contrary, if children live under malnutrition, it will affect their living habits in youth and adulthood. Finally, there are the external factors that come into playing a role. Moreover, another restriction should also be considered. Children should have a balanced diet every day. Snacks can be added between meals, but they will not be used as the main meal. This review can provide some insights for healthy diet related programs at schools and communities.

The Role of Self-Regulation in the Spillover of Social Activism

The Role of Self-Regulation in the Spillover of Social Activism

Life in the open: Preferences for openness as a substrate of well-being

Image schemas, such as those contrasting open and closed objects, are thought to play a fundamental role in self-regulation. Open objects encourage interactivity, which should contribute to well-being according to theories that emphasize processes such as engagement, exploration, and personal growth. On the basis of such reasoning, participants in three studies (total N = 889) were asked to indicate their relative preferences for the spatial concepts of closed versus open, which were hypothesized to reflect key motivations related to protection versus exploration. In Study 1, higher levels of open preference were predictive of higher levels of flourishing, a relationship that was evident across four samples. In Study 2, open-preferring individuals scored higher in multiple forms of well-being. In addition, these individuals were deemed to be flourishing to a greater extent by their peers. In Study 3, an open-closed preference slider was embedded into a daily diary protocol and higher levels of open preference were predictive of higher levels of affective and psychological well-being in both between-person and within-person analyses. In additional analyses, open preferences were linked to higher levels of approach coping and to higher levels of goal achievement. In total, the results provide key insights into orientations to the environment that are either conducive (open preferences) or not conducive (closed preferences) to well-being and flourishing.

Appetite self-regulation in infancy - The role of direct breastfeeding

Infant feeding practices have a vital role to play in shaping the eating behaviour and overall health of individuals in both childhood as well as adulthood. A lesser-known advantage of breastfeeding in the global obesogenic environment, is its role in self-regulation of an infant’s appetite. Research demonstrates that children fed exclusively from the breast (that is, they are never bottle fed) develop the capacity for self-regulation of breastmilk intake – after all, mothers cannot possibly observe the quantity of milk the infant ingests. This encourages the infant to gain control, thus avoiding any overconsumption. On the other hand, bottle fed infants (whether mother’s milk or formula milk) are subjected to mother’s or other caregivers encouragement of bottle emptying. Since the regulation largely lies externally with the parent/caregiver on scheduled or timed feeding versus a cue feeding, this állows the possibility of such children being prevented from developing their own appetite responsiveness independently. Studies do find differences in satiety responses of children fed human milk with a bottle and those who were directly breastfed. Research has shown that directly breast-fed infants do not consume extra milk once their appetite stimulation phase ends. However, the teaching of bottle emptying during early infancy is positively associated with the weight gain. Such distinctions clearly emphasize the importance of breast feeding, but whether it is the milk composition (human or formula) or the mode of feeding (directly from breast or using bottle) that plays a bigger role in signalling appetite control warrants further examination. Considering that an infant’s weight gain or growth has a multifactorial causation, this review will highlight the association of direct breastfeeding with appetite signalling in infancy.

Risk Sexual Behaviors in Uruguayan Adolescents: the Role of Self-Regulation and Sex-Gender

Risk Sexual Behaviors in Uruguayan Adolescents: the Role of Self-Regulation and Sex-Gender

A critical review of the relationship between type 1 diabetes mellitus, inhibition, and behavioral management.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic and lifelong condition that requires adequate behavior management in order to meet desired health outcomes. The effects of T1DM on the neurocognitive functioning of affected individuals raise concerns about how the disease may influence executive functioning. Inhibition is a core component of executive functioning, and plays a vital role in self-regulation and the restriction of impulsive behaviors. Inhibition may thus play a vital role in the behavior management of people with T1DM. The aim of this study was to identify current gaps in existing knowledge regarding the relationship between T1DM, inhibition, and behavior management. This study employed a critical review design to analyze and synthesize the current scientific literature. Twelve studies were identified through an appraisal process, and the data extracted were thematically analyzed and integrated. The findings of this study indicate that a possible cycle arises between these three constructs, in which T1DM affects inhibition, inhibition affects behavior management, and poor behavior management affects inhibition. It is recommended that future research should focus more specifically on this relationship.

Maternal sensitivity in early childhood and body mass index in adolescence: A population-based study on the role of self-regulation as a mediator

Maternal sensitivity has been implicated in various aspects of child health and development, including overweight. However, long-term effects, the role of paternal sensitivity and the explanatory pathways are unclear. This study examined whether maternal sensitivity in early childhood is prospectively associated with adolescent body mass index and whether children's self-regulation mediates this relation. Data from 540 children and their mothers were available from a large cohort study in the Netherlands. Maternal sensitivity was assessed at child ages 1, 3, and at 4 years paternal sensitivity was also included. Children's self-regulation skills were observed at age 3, eating behaviour was assessed at 10 years, and child BMI was measured at 13 years. Longitudinal structural equation modelling was applied. The cross-sectional association between maternal sensitivity and child self-regulation was significant, while lower levels of self-regulation and higher levels of food responsiveness and restrained eating predicted a higher child BMI at 13 years. Furthermore, a direct association of paternal sensitivity at 4 years with BMI at 13 years was found, but only in girls. Maternal sensitivity was not directly associated with child BMI after adjusting for covariates. Our findings showed the importance of self-regulation in the early years for subsequent weight development. Nevertheless, as self-regulation could not explain the relationship between parenting and child weight, research should focus on the contribution of other contextual factors, such as feeding styles and the social environment, to this relationship.

Can’t stop thinking aboutStar WarsandThe Office: antecedents of retrospective imaginative involvement

AbstractRetrospective imaginative involvement (RII) is a concept that encapsulates how audiences reflect back on a narrative’s characters and events after the story has ended. The current study aims to explicate the antecedents of RII in order to provide initial steps toward creating a theory of RII. Through two studies, we tested the role of familiarity, traits (e.g., curiosity), entertainment experiences broadly (e.g., parasocial relationships), and content- or exposure-specific experiences (e.g., boundary expansion). Results suggest that RII plays an important role in self-regulation through repeated asynchronous engagement with specific narratives. This demonstrates a further mechanism by which narratives impact our lives even after the exposure. Further results and implications are discussed.

Problems of Self-Regulation in Forms and Functions of Aggression

The role of self-regulation in aggression has typically been studied by neglecting the multidimensional nature of aggression, which differentiates between its forms (overt vs. relational) and functions (proactive vs. reactive). Besides, the contribution of two aspects of self-regulation (effortful control and reactive control) in the regulation of aggression has been ignored. Studies suggest that only reactive aggressive children have low effortful control because aggression results from the insufficient inhibition of an aggressive impulse. On the other hand, some studies suggest that proactive aggression has no deficits in effortful control, because proactive aggression is referred to as premeditated behaviour driven by instrumental goals. However, the conceptualization of proactive aggression as premeditated with higher levels of forethought and perseverance is not sustainable, because proactive aggression is associated with reactive undercontrol which corresponds to impulsivity. This paper addresses this problem by reviewing recent research suggesting that both forms and functions of aggression are related to inadequate effortful control. Studies suggest that forms and functions of aggression are related to various aspects of impulsivity. Further, reactive overcontrolled children are, due to their behavioural inhibition, better able to attenuate their aggression. Future studies should determine which forms and functions of aggression are characterized by low reactive overcontrol, i.e. low behavioural inhibition. For children whose aggression is driven by weak reactive control, effortful control is necessary to inhibit aggressive impulses. Interventions are suggested for reinforcing self-regulation in forms and functions of aggression.

The roles of self-regulation and partner regulation on romantic relationship quality.

Research into self-regulation and partner regulation strategies has largely involved parallel lines of research, thus, it is difficult to determine the relative contribution of both forms of regulation when it comes to relationship outcomes. Therefore, the question remains as to which form of regulation is more strongly associated with relationship quality; is it more important to focus on adaptive self-regulation or adaptive strategies to regulate one's partner? The current research addresses this important gap by comparing the relative associations of adaptive self-regulation and adaptive partner regulation strategies on romantic relationship quality. A community sample of mixed gender couples (N=114) who were predominantly satisfied with their current relationships - but nonetheless still experienced relationship conflict - were administered self-report assessments of various self-regulation and partner regulation strategies as well as a measure of relationship quality. Couples also participated in a videotaped discussion of an unresolved relationship issue that was scored by trained coders for verbal and nonverbal indicators of self-regulation and partner regulation strategies. Actor-partner interdependence modeling revealed that for both men and women, adaptive self-regulation strategies were positively associated with their own evaluations of relationship quality as well as their partner's relationship quality. In contrast, engaging in adaptive partner regulation strategies was not significantly associated with men's or women's own, or their partner's relationship quality. Findings highlight the importance of focusing on self-regulation in relationships, as it is these strategies, over partner regulation strategies, that have more positive implications for the relationship quality experienced by typically satisfied couples.

Digital therapeutics and the need for regulation: how to develop products that are innovative, patient-centric and safe

BackgroundDigital therapeutics are defined as therapeutic interventions that are driven by high quality software programs to prevent, manage or treat a medical disorder. These products provide great potential to improve patient outcomes, particularly for chronic disease sufferers, including people with Diabetes.Main textAs yet, regulatory pathways for these products are rather unclear across all jurisdictions, although somewhat more progress has been made in the US and UK. Since digital therapeutics use cutting-edge technology and a logic of continuous innovation, regulation used for medical devices may not be completely appropriate. However, these products could present risks to patients if not developed and used appropriately. In the article, we consider the importance of a regulation framework and the role of self-regulation by developers as a way of ensuring patient safety while promoting innovation. We particularly emphasize the inclusion of doctors and other medical professionals in the design of the products, not only as a way of ensuring safe and effective applications, but also to encourage their take-up by patients, who tend to have high levels of trust for their HCPs.ConclusionDevelopers of digital therapeutics have the duty to create products that are safe, ethical and effective, without waiting for government regulation. Further, by self-regulating, following principles such as those provided by the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, they can develop products that serve patients better, while continuing to innovate.