Measuring self-regulatory fatigue
19 July 2018
Self-regulation is required to resist doing tempting things that may disrupt goal pursuit such as watching another episode of your favourite TV show when an assignment is due or impulsively buying things when saving money for a holiday. Self-regulation can be mentally demanding and can affect performance on later tasks. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of of a questionnaire which measures self-regulation.
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Ethical approval
This investigation was granted ethical approval by the School of Psychological Sciences and Health Ethics Committee at the Univeristy of Strathclyde.
About the researcher
This study is being carried out by Gail McMillan, a PhD student, as part of her doctoral research at the University of Strathclyde.
