Table 4.

Factor structure, Item- and Subdomain correlations of the latent construct self-regulation using structured equation modeling

			development dataset						replication with validation dataset
			N = 191						N = 184
Factor	Item		Coefficient (subdomain level)	Coefficient (item level)	SE	95% CI lb	95% CI ub	Correlations with other items	Coefficient (subdomain level)	Coefficient (item-level)	SE	95% CI lb	95% CI ub	Correlations with other items
sd16 discipl	qc10	Demonstrates respect for children	sd17 0.76*** sd18 0.62***	0.64***	0.05	0.54	0.75	qc9 0.26** qc15 -0.14 (ns) qc14 -0.19* qc16 0.13 (ns)	sd17 0.66*** sd18 0.77***	0.56***	0.06	0.45	0.68	qc9 0.52*** qc16 0.39***
	qc9	Demonstrates respect for adults		0.67***	0.05	0.56	0.77			0.49***	0.06	0.37	0.61	qc16 0.29*** qc42 0.19*** qc50 -0.15*
	qc37	Gets into physical fights			< 0.6	excluded
	qc47	Is impulsive, acts without thinking			< 0.6	excluded
	qc5	Follows rules and instructions		0.68***	0.05	0.58	0.78	qc15 -0.19*		0.97***	0.06	0.86	1.08	qc11 -1.67(ns) qc16 0.58(ns)
	q11	Accepts responsibility for actions		0.72***	0.05	0.63	0.81			0.86***	0.06	0.74	0.98	qc15 0.43*** qc17 0.38** qc16 0.63***
sd17 cog	qc15	Works independently	sd18 0.57***	0.5	0.05	0.49	0.71	qc17 0.13 (ns) qc14 0.225** qc44 -0.15*	sd18 0.89***	0.69***	0.05	0.59	0.79	qc17 0.23** qc14 0.13(ns) qc12 -0.28* qc42 -0.35***
	qc17	Works neatly and carefully		0.6***	0.04	0.76	0.90	qc12 -0.35**		0.71***	0.05	0.62	0.80	qc12 -0.49*** qc42 -0.18* qc50 0.14(ns)
	qc14	Completes work on time		0.68***	0.05	0.59	0.77	qc16 -0.19*		0.69***	0.04	0.61	0.77
	qc24	Is able to follow class routines without reminders			< 0.6	excluded
	qc12	Listens attentively		0.74***	0.04	0.65	0.82	qc43 0.28**		0.86***	0.03	0.81	0.92
	qc16	Takes care of school materials		0.76***	0.04	0.68	0.83			0.67***	0.04	0.58	0.75	qc42 -0.14*
sd18 att	qc44	Fidgets		0.64***	0.05	0.54	0.75	qc42 0.29***		0.73***	0.04	0.65	0.81	qc42 0.45***
	qc43	Is distractible, has trouble sticking to any activity		0.81***	0.04	0.73	0.89			0.87***	0.02	0.82	0.92
	qc42	Can't sit still, is restless		0.71***	0.05	0.61	0.80			0.76***	0.04	0.69	0.83
	qc50	Is inattentive		0.71***	0.05	0.62	0.80			0.77***	0.03	0.70	0.84
RMSEA /CFI			0.029 / 0.993						0.019 / 0.998

sd  Subdomain, SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, RMSEA Root mean square error of approximation, CFI Comparative fit index

sd16 = Behavioral response inhibition

sd17 = Cognitive inhibition

sd18 = Selective or focused attention

Note: *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p = 0.000