Desire for Self-Control Scale (DSCS)

Uziel, L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2017). The self-control irony: Desire for self-control limits exertion of self-control in demanding settings. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(5), 693-705. [https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217695555] Download the scale.

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Description:

Purpose		The Desire for Self-Control Scale is designed to measure individuals' wish to have more self-control than they presently believe to have.
Questions		8 items using a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree)
Sub-scales		The scale measures a single factor.
Domain		Motivation: Self-Regulation
Sample items		"I want to be more self-disciplined" "I want to be better able to resist temptations"

References:

Scale:
Uziel, L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2017). The self-control irony: Desire for self-control limits exertion of self-control in demanding settings. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(5), 693-705. [https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217695555]

Download the scale.

Uses:
Uziel, L., Baumeister, R. F., & Alquist, J. L. (2021). What makes people want more self-control: A duo of deficiency and necessity. Motivation Science, 7(3), 242–251. [https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000213]

Uziel, L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2017). The self-control irony: Desire for self-control limits exertion of self-control in demanding settings. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(5), 693-705. [https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167217695555]
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