The purpose of this investigation was to identify factors of self-regulation in 1307 Japanese elementary school children from Grades 3 to 6 and to develop a questionnaire for assessment. Factor analyses gave four factors on self-regulation named Permissiveness, Self-disclosure, Decision Making, and Uniqueness. Correlations among factors showed differences based on grade and sex. The interactions among factors were discussed.
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