Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ)

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Description

The Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ; Brown, Miller, & Lawendowski, 1999) is a self-report assessment built directly on Miller and Brown's seven-step model of self-regulation (Miller & Brown, 1991; Brown, 1998), itself built on Kanfer's foundational work (Kanfer, 1970a, 1970b). Respondents rate each item on a five-point scale (Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree), covering behaviors such as goal-tracking, distractibility, follow-through, learning from mistakes, and resistance to peer conformity. Scores above 239 indicate high (intact) self-regulation capacity (top quartile); scores from 214-238 indicate moderate self-regulation capacity; scores below 213 indicate low (impaired) self-regulation capacity (bottom quartile).

Because the instrument's items map onto the seven-step model's stages (receiving information, evaluating it against norms, triggering change, searching for options, formulating a plan, implementing it, and assessing effectiveness), a low overall score can be paired with item-level review to identify which step in the self-regulation cycle is faltering for a given learner, rather than treating self-regulation as a single undifferentiated trait.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Administered as a self-report instrument; requires a respondent capable of introspecting on and honestly reporting their own habitual behavior

Constraints

• Self-report format means results reflect the respondent's self-perception, which may not fully match observed behavior
• Best used as a reflective or diagnostic starting point, not a definitive clinical or high-stakes measure

Target Learners

• Learners capable of introspective self-report, from adolescence through adulthood

Target Learning Goals

• Self-diagnosis of where in the self-regulation cycle (per the Self-Regulated Learning Miller & Brown model) a learner's habitual difficulty lies, to target support accordingly

Affordances

• Self-Regulated Learning — the SRQ operationalizes the Miller & Brown seven-step self-regulation model into a scorable instrument

Claims

• In the case study, the student with the most coded activities scored highest on the questionnaire and the student with the fewest scored lowest, but all four over-rated Orienting & planning relative to their protocols [-W]

Related Elements

Examples

• A learner scoring in the low range overall, but whose individual item responses cluster around "searching for options" and "formulating a plan," may benefit specifically from structured goal-planning support rather than generic motivational encouragement.

Key Sources

• Brown, J. M., Miller, W. R., & Lawendowski, L. A. (1999). The Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ). In L. VandeCreek & T. L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A source book (Vol. 17, pp. 281-292). Professional Resource Press.
• Miller, W. R., & Brown, J. M. (1991). Self-regulation as a conceptual basis for the prevention and treatment of addictive behaviours. In N. Heather, W. R. Miller, & J. Greeley (Eds.), Self-control and the addictive behaviours (pp. 3-79). Maxwell Macmillan.
• Brown, J. M. (1998). Self-regulation and the addictive behaviors. In W. R. Miller & N. Heather (Eds.), Treating addictive behaviors (2nd ed., pp. 61-73). Plenum Press.
• Kanfer, F. H. (1970a, 1970b). [Foundational work on self-regulation, cited via secondary source without full publication details]
• Arduini-Van Hoose, N. (2020). Social cognitive learning theory. In Educational psychology. Retrieved from https://edpsych.pressbooks.sunycreate.cloud. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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