The multi-factor structure of the Brief Self-Control Scale: Discriminant validity of restraint and impulsivity

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-115

  Maloney, Patrick W ^a   Grawitch, Matthew J ^a   Barber, Larissa K ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief Self Control Scale; Counterproductive workplace behaviors; Emotional exhaustion; Factor analysis; Impulsivity; Restraint

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857138366     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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