Self-Regulation in J. Kuhl's Theory: Results of New Studies
An online seminar was held in the laboratory with the participation of Olga Valentinovna Mitina (Ph.D)
Olga Mitina presented a series of studies on self-regulation and its relationship with other psychological and socio-demographic variables.
The first part of the presentation was devoted to the psychometric characteristics of the instrument for measuring self-regulation according to the model of J. Kuhl. The studies have confirmed that the self-regulation questionnaire, translated into Russian, is an adapted, high-quality psychodiagnostic technique, can be used for group testing in large and small groups, in blank and computer versions.
In her work on a representative sample of residents of the city of Vladimir, the researcher showed that self-regulation changes both over time and under the influence of the social situation. Also, self-regulation can be a predictor and mediator in relation to subjective (life satisfaction) and objective (social) success. An additional conclusion of the study was that a sociological survey involving door-to-door rounds gives a biased sample in the psychological aspect. Psychological research (interviewing students, the "snowball" method) provides a sample that is not representative in the socio-demographic aspect, but more representative in terms of changes in psychological indicators.
Another study on a sample of 1,362 respondents focused on the link between self-regulation and experiencing a pandemic caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. It has been shown that positive self-regulation, including self-determination and self-motivation, as well as access to oneself, improves psychological well-being, while self-control and feelings of life stress, on the contrary, reduce it. Self-control is the most important component of self-regulation in terms of enhancing all components of the COVID-19 disease picture. On the other hand, it was shown that the influence of self-control on the idea of the ability to control the disease is ambivalent: on the one hand, self-control reduces psychological well-being and thereby indirectly reduces the idea of the possibility of controlling the disease, on the other hand, it was found that the higher self-control a person has, the to a greater extent, he believes it is possible to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
The third, "local", study was conducted on a sample of 122 students of Vyatka State University. It focused on the role of self-regulation in the relationship between intelligence and academic motivation. It turned out that, depending on the level of intelligence, different types and levels of self-regulation are more effective in terms of learning success. So, for students with a lower level of psychometric intelligence, low volitional activity is more beneficial in relation to academic success. Students with a high level of psychometric intelligence in majors such as early childhood education, primary education, and additional education help achieve high academic performance through higher self-determination.
After Olga Valentinovna's speech, a question and answer session took place. The listeners' questions related to the validation of the tool for measuring self-regulation, the peculiarities of self-regulation among residents of different (by the number of residents) cities.
Discussion of the research results raised the issue of comparing intelligence and self-regulation in relation to success in life, as well as the ratio of intelligence, personality traits and self-regulation.