EC - Effortful Control
Derryberry & Rothbart (1988, original version), Hartman, Majdandžić and Rothbart (2007, Dutch version)
Goal
Measures the extent to which one is capable of deliberate control and planning
Scales
3 subscales: activatiecontrole, doelbewuste aandacht, inhibitorische controle.
Scores
Items are rated on an 8-point scale (1-7; 0='never been in that situation').
Total score: average of all item scores.
Subscale scores: average of item scores for relevant subscales.
Standards
3 standard categories: low, medium, high.
Norm group: non-clinical population.
Instructions
On the following pages are a number of statements that people can use to describe themselves.
Please read each statement carefully and indicate to what extent it applies to you by checking the appropriate answer option.
There are no right or wrong answers. Every person is different and it is precisely those differences that we are interested in.
If you cannot answer a question because you have never been in that situation, select 'never been in that situation' as the answer option.