It consists of 60 items, which cluster into five higher-order domains: (1) self-control, (2) identity integration, (3) relational capacities, (4) social concordance and (5) responsibility [ 59].
2) Self-control of the movement.
They are the following: confrontation (factor 1); distancing (factor 2); self-control (factor 3); social support (factor 4); accepting responsibility (factor 5); escape-avoidance (factor 6); problem-solving (factor 7); and positive reappraisal (factor 8).
Results: Preintervention scores for the frequency (p <.001), self-control (p <.03), clarity (p <.01), tone (p <.03), distractibility (p <.006), and distress (p <.001) improved compared with preintervention scores.
The taxonomy of skills is simplified to a 10-level scale (0-PayAttention, 1-Memorize, 2-Explicitate, 3-Transpose, 4-Apply, 5-Analyze, 6-Repair, 7-Synthetize, 8-Evaluate, 9-Self-Control).
Table 4 Strength of the Spearman correlations between the dimensions of the CHIP and the Ways of Coping checklist CHIP family CHIP support CHIP medical Confrontation −.15 −.02.04 Distancing −.34* −.07.01 Self-control −.17 −.03 −.05 Social support −.03.06.19 Accepting responsibility −.13 −.02 −.04 Escape-avoidance −.28* −.06.02 Problem-solving.03.04.09 Positive reappraisal −.03 −.08.07 *p < .05.05
Factorial analysis of the instrument revealed a five-factor structure that gathers social skills of (1) coping and self-assertion with risk, (2) self-assertion in the expression of positive affect, (3) conversation and social confidence, (4) self-exposure to unknown people and new situations, (5) self-control of aggressiveness.
Assessment of social skills from the Social Skills Inventory (Del Prette & Del Prette, 2001) indicated that women had deficits in conversation and social confidence skills (40.3%; n = 25), self-control of aggressiveness (38.7%; n = 24), and self-exposure to unknown people and new situations (35.5%; n = 22).
This self-rating scale is modelled along the theoretical constructs of the Mayer, Caruso and Salovey's model [Intelligence; 27 (1999):267 98]; it comprises 41 items tapping the four following factors: (1) empathy; (2) utilization of feelings, (3) handling relationships and; (4) self-control.
(6) Self-control is a myth.
