Child Self-Control Rating Scale: Validation of a Child Self-Report Measure

Reports the development of the Child Self-Control Rating Scale (CSCRS), a measure intended to supplement traditional teacher and/or parent perspectives on children's self-control. This 33-item scale was modeled after the teacher and parent Self-Control Rating Scale (SCRS; Kendall & Wilcox, 1979). It shows high internal consistency and test-retest reliability. In a validation study of 103 normal thirdand fifth-grade students, the CSCRS correlated significantly with teacher ratings on the SCRS and child ratings on the Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Locus of Control Scale for Children. The CSCRS appears to be a reliable and valid self-report measure of self-control; suggestions are made for its use in future self-control research with children.

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