Self-Regulatory Orientation: Addressing a basic aspect of the self and its relation to social indicators and life-outcomes
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Self-Regulatory Orientation: Addressing a basic aspect of the self and its relation to social indicators and life-outcomes
Project Number
54
Abstract
In February 2011, the LISS panel was presented a questionnaire with questions that capture self-regulation and 8 questions that capture individualism/collectivism to test the relationship of these psychological constructs with core social science constructs such as values, political attitudes, trust, and well-being (which are already in the LISS core questionnaires). In addition, 8 questions were asked to measure empathy, allowing for an investigation of the interplay of regulatory focus, empathy, and trust.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-02-2011
End date
27-02-2011
Researcher
Keller, Keller
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2011 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2x9-ex9c
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ed11a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ed11a001 | In general, I am focused on preventing negative events in my life. | directly measured |
| ed11a002 | I often imagine how I can achieve my expectations and aspirations. | directly measured |
| ed11a003 | I see myself as someone who is primarily striving to reach my “ideal self” -to fulfill my hopes wishes, and aspirations. | directly measured |
| ed11a004 | I often worry that I will fail to accomplish my goals. | directly measured |
| ed11a005 | I am more focused on preventing loss than gaining profits. | directly measured |
| ed11a006 | I often think about how to prevent a failure in my life. | directly measured |
| ed11a007 | In general, I am focused on achieving positive outcomes in my life. | directly measured |
| ed11a008 | At this moment, my major goal in life is to avoid becoming a failure. | directly measured |
| ed11a009 | I see myself as someone who is primarily striving to become what is expected of me. | directly measured |
| ed11a010 | I often think about the person I would ideally like to be in the future. | directly measured |
| ed11a011 | I am anxious that I will fall short of my responsibilities and obligations. | directly measured |
| ed11a012 | I typically focus on the success I hope to achieve in the future. | directly measured |
| ed11a013 | I often imagine myself experiencing bad things that I fear might happen to me. | directly measured |
| ed11a014 | My major goal in life is to achieve my ambitions. | directly measured |
| ed11a015 | I often think about the person I am afraid I might become in the future. | directly measured |
| ed11a016 | I often think about how I can achieve success. | directly measured |
| ed11a017 | I often imagine that good things happen to me. | directly measured |
| ed11a018 | I am more focused on achieving success than on preventing failure. | directly measured |
| ed11a019 | I’d rather depend on my own strength than being dependent on others. | directly measured |
| ed11a020 | My personal identity, independent of others, is very important to me. | directly measured |
| ed11a021 | Winning is everything. | directly measured |
| ed11a022 | Competition is the law of nature. | directly measured |
| ed11a023 | If an acquaintance gets a prize, I would feel proud. | directly measured |
| ed11a024 | To me, pleasure is spending time with others. | directly measured |
| ed11a025 | It is my duty to take care of my family, even when I have to sacrifice what I want. | directly measured |
| ed11a026 | It is important to me that I respect the decisions made by my groups. | directly measured |
| ed11a027 | It upsets me to see helpless old people. | directly measured |
| ed11a028 | I cannot continue to feel OK if people around me are depressed. | directly measured |
| ed11a029 | I get very angry when I see someone being ill-treated. | directly measured |
| ed11a030 | I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend’s problems. | directly measured |
| ed11a031 | I am very upset when I see an animal in pain. | directly measured |
| ed11a032 | It makes me sad to see a lonely stranger in a group. | directly measured |
| ed11a033 | I become nervous if others around me seem to be nervous. | directly measured |
| ed11a034 | Seeing people cry upsets me. | directly measured |
| ed11a035 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ed11a036 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ed11a037 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ed11a038 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ed11a039 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ed11a040 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ed11a041 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ed11a042 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ed11a043 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ed11a044 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: SelfRegulation
This questionnaire was originally conducted in Dutch
Browse SelfRegulationResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 7155 (100%)Non-response: 2047 (28.6%)
Response: 5108 (71.4%)
Complete: 5093 (71.2%)
Incomplete: 15 (0.2%)
Collection Events
Period
07-02-2011 to 27-02-2011
Sample
panel members of 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
The paradoxical relation between compassion and misanthropy: Vigilant self-regulation as a basal factor for prosocial and hostile tendencies. Presented at the German Psychological Society conference, Bielefeld.; Pfattheicher, S.
The Compassion-Hostility Paradox: The Interplay of Vigilant, Prevention-Focused Self-Regulation, Compassion, and Hostility Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(1), 1518-1529; Keller, J
et al.
A regulatory focus perspective on eating behavior: How prevention and promotion focus relates to emotional, external, and restrained eating Front. Psychol. 5:1314; Pfattheicher, S.
et al.
Regulatory fit at work: gravitational effects and associations with employee well-being European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (2018), 27(6), 809-821; Brenninkmeijer, V.,
et al.
Nostalgia proneness and empathy: Generality, underlying mechanism, and implications for prosocial behavior Journal of Personality, 88(3), 485-500; Juhl, J.,
et al.