Self-regulation in the context of emerging adulthood
2013
Objectives: Self-regulation is an important part of human
adaptive functioning throughout life. People use three
fundamental self-regulatory strategies as life-management
strategies in this context: selection, optimization and
compensation. Most previous researches have studied them more
in middle age and old age. We focused on the period of emerging
adulthood, when self-regulation processes importantly affect
the future direction of development. Methods: We obtained data
from 190 students (44 men) aged 19-28 years (mean age 21.5
years). We used Selection, optimization and compensation
questionnaire (SOC). Results: We found that self-regulatory
characteristics are reflected in emerging adulthood in a
different way compared to the results in older people. The use
of self-regulatory strategies is below average to average, as
dealing with characteristics of the examined period. We did not
find significant gender differences; there has been no
connection with age either. However, using factor analysis
confirmed the presence of the expected four factors (elected
selection, loss based selection, optimization and
compensation), which manifest in older age. Conclusion: These
results suggest an interesting dynamics of self-regulation in a
lifelong context.
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