Table 2.
Factor Loadings
| Initial Factor Analysis | Revised Factor Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | ||
| 4 | I don’t notice the effects of my actions until it’s too late. | −.59 | .03 | −.65 | −.08 |
| 6 | I put off making decisions. | −.41 | −.10 | −.28 | .18 |
| 7 | It’s hard for me to notice when I’ve “had enough” (alcohol, food, sweets). | −.54 | .09 | −.47 | −.04 |
| 10 | I have trouble following through with things once I’ve made up my mind to do something. | −.49 | −.15 | −.47 | .16 |
| 11 | I don’t seem to learn from my mistakes. | −.69 | −.05 | −.76 | −.01 |
| 13 | I usually only have to make a mistake one time in order to learn from it. | .58 | −.01 | −.64 | −.05 |
| 24 | I can usually find several different possibilities when I want to change something. | .44 | .09 | .41 | .07 |
| 27 | Often I don’t notice what I’m doing until someone calls it to my attention. | −.52 | −.03 | −.48 | .04 |
| 28 | I usually think before I act. | .56 | −.03 | .62 | −.04 |
| 29 | I learn from my mistakes. | .74 | −.02 | .83 | −.07 |
| 31 | I give up quickly. | −.58 | −.13 | −.54 | .13 |
| 1 | I usually keep track of my progress toward my goals. | −.06 | .77 | −.04 | .75 |
| 5 | I am able to accomplish goals I set for myself. | .04 | .63 | .04 | .62 |
| 14 | I have personal standards, and try to live up to them. | .06 | .50 | .12 | .46 |
| 15 | As soon as I see a problem or challenge, I start looking for possible solutions. | .14 | .50 | .16 | .50 |
| 16 | I have a hard time setting goals for myself. | −.02 | −.63 | −.02 | −.63 |
| 18 | When I’m trying to change something, I pay a lot of attention to how I’m doing. | .13 | .49 | .12 | .50 |
| 19 | I have trouble making plans to help me reach my goals. | −.07 | −.64 | .02 | −.65 |
| 21 | I set goals for myself and keep track of my progress. | −.10 | .81 | −.13 | .85 |
| 26 | If I make a resolution to change something, I pay a lot of attention to how I’m doing. | −.04 | .72 | −.04 | .72 |
| 30 | I know how I want to be. | .02 | .41 | .05 | .41 |
| 2 | I have trouble making up my mind about things. | −.63 | .28 | ||
| 3 | I get easily distracted from my plans. | −.46 | −.23 | ||
| 9 | When it comes to deciding about a change, I feel overwhelmed by the choices. | −.59 | .23 | ||
| 22 | Most of the time I don’t pay attention to what I’m doing. | −.49 | −.28 | ||
| 23 | I tend to keep doing the same thing, even when it doesn’t work. | −.55 | .20 | ||
| 25 | Once I have a goal, I can usually plan how to reach it. | .28 | .47 | ||
| 8 | If I wanted to change, I am confident that I could do it. | .36 | .16 | ||
| 12 | I can stick to a plan that’s working well. | .24 | .34 | ||
| 17 | I have a lot of willpower. | .33 | .33 | ||
| 20 | I am able to resist temptation. | .35 | .13 | ||
Note. Initial Factor Analysis included all 31 items of the SSRQ; Revised Factor Analysis included only the 21 items that loaded on either the Impulse Control or Goal Setting factors. Boldface type indicates factor loadings > .40. The 31 items are reprinted from Addictive Behaviors, 29, “A Psychometric Analysis of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire,” pp. 253–260, Copyright 2004, with permission from Elsevier.