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Showing 1 to 20 of 594 for “"Self-Regulation"”.
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Preschoolers' endogenously triggered self-regulation
Self-regulation is one of the most important developments of early childhood. The ability to voluntarily control emotions, actions, and cognitions in the presence of two competing demands is vital to adaptive and autonomous functioning throughout the life course. The competing demands that make up …
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Theoretical and psychometric specificity of self-regulation for physical activity: Validating measures of self-regulation
… PA behaviors. Numerous studies have identified self-regulation as a proximal mediator of PA interventions, but there appears to be little consensus as to what constitutes self-regulation and how it should be measured. The current study explores the theoretical underpinnings of self-regulation …
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Evaluating media self-regulation in Namibia
This study examines self-regulation in Namibia’s post-apartheid media landscape, focusing on its role in balancing the relationship between the media, newsmakers, sources, the public, and the government. It evaluates the successes and challenges of self-regulation under the Media Ombudsman, …
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Self-Regulation and Adolescent Decision-Making
… age 13.0, 53% female). The study also assessed regulation and reactivity tendencies with both behavioral and self-report measures. Minimal age-related increases in risk-taking were observed. Observed developmental changes in risk-taking were specific to the domain of gains and decreased with …
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Self-Regulation & Student Achievement in Mathematics
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Self-Regulation & Student Achievement in Mathematics</p> <p>by</p> <p>DeAnne N. Young</p> <p>Boom! Bang! Pow! That’s the sound of the rose that broke through concrete defying all odds while remaining and becoming more beautiful for all to marvel. Who exactly is the rose? Urban …
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A self-regulation analysis of dietary restraint
… is examined within the framework of a model of self-regulation. A study is described that addresses the utility of the self-regulation model in describing the processes underlying consumption and also tests a specific hypothesis emerging from the model, specifically that manipulating comparison …
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Self-Regulation and Physical Activity in WKU Employees
… to test if more adaptive scores for Essential Self-Regulation Model (ESRM) constructs are found for persons in higher stages of change. Analyses included 96 Western Kentucky University faculty and staff to test the hypothesis that as stage of change increases, the more adaptive the scores will …
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Self-Regulation in a Simultaneous, Multiple-Goal Environment
… research by examining the nature of individuals' self-regulation with respect to performance goals while pursuing multiple, simultaneous goals. It was proposed that goal revision and effort allocation would be influenced by goal-performance discrepancies (GPD), causal attributions for factors …
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Self-Regulation in Decisions for the Self Versus Others
… keeping with what is socially valued. Studies on self-regulation have shown that depletion leads to more heuristic-based decision making. It was hypothesized that depletion would not affect decisions for others the way it affects decisions for the self because deciding for others is already a …
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THE MORAL VALUE AND SELF-REGULATION OF RELATIONAL GOALS
… relational goals, and the subsequent effect on self-regulation in relationships. Moral potency is defined as the product of the centrality of a goal to fulfilling the associated role and the moral value of the role. We propose that relational goals will have a higher degree of moral potency than …
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Assessing executive function as it relates to self-regulation
… aspects of executive function are necessary for self-regulation, or the management of habitual, dominant, prepotent responses (Hamilton, Vohs, Sellier, & Meyvis, 2011). The present study explored the relationship between self-regulation, using self-report questionnaires, and executive function, …
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The Well-Being and Self-Regulation Capacity of Physicians
… study was to investigate the well-being and self-regulation capacity of physicians using a positive psychology lens. In Phase 1, 132 physicians (n = 40 physicians; n = 92 resident physicians) completed online questionnaires to assess their levels of psychological and affective well-being and …
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Genetic and Electrophysiological Correlates of Self-Regulation in Adolescence
Self-regulation is considered a powerful predictor of behavioral and mental health outcomes during adolescence and emerging adulthood. In this dissertation I address some electrophysiological and genetic correlates of this important skill set in a series of four studies. Across all studies …
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The effect of self-regulation on high intensity exercise
… aim to this thesis was to identify if the use of self-regulated (SR) rest during high intensity training (HIT) can be used to increase endurance and power output measures between males and females.<br/><br/>Study one aimed to determine if males and females can maintain mean power output (MPO) …
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Self-Monitoring Reactivity and Its Relationship to Self-Regulation
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Industry self-regulation in the global financial services sector
This dissertation examines industry self-regulation within the context of the global financial services sector. Increases in globalization and multinational enterprise (MNE) activity over the last few decades have created a need for global governance and coordinated industry standards across …
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Improving Mindfulness Outcomes and Measurements to Support Self-Regulation
… expressed improvements in mindfulness, self-compassion, decreased depression symptoms, and gains in neuroscience knowledge. The impact of mindfulness curriculum development can be seen through differences in daily outcomes assessing participants' thoughts, emotions, and body on a …
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Growth Trajectories of Neurocognitive Self-Regulation and Adolescent Adjustment
… symptomatology. Extant research demonstrates how self-regulation can predict adjustment outcomes in adolescence; however, it has yet to be examined how longitudinal growth in self-regulation may predict individual differences in symptomatology. That is, adolescents who develop self-regulatory …
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