Exploring self-regulation skills in adolescents

Success in life, well-being, and life pleasure are all linked to self-regulation. Healthy development for teenagers depends on their ability to self-regulate, or manage, their emotions, ideas, and behaviours, as they may be susceptible to peer pressure and participate in harmful behaviours. Although the importance of self-regulation in many facets of life has long been acknowledged, there are still few tools available to assess it, particularly in Indian society. The aim of this study was to develop the programme for enhancement of Self-Regulation Skill in the adolescent sample in Anand district at Gujarat. The data for this study were obtained from one of the schools selected purposively from Anand district. The self-regulation scale was constructed by the researcher and the self-regulation development programme including lectures, discussion, videos, pictures, puppets, story reading and group work was also constructed by the researcher. The programme was implemented using true experimental design in two groups only post-test. The implementation period was of ten days. The data were collected and analysed using software. The major findings showed that the programme was effective in developing their self-regulation skill. It also has impact on boys, girls and also on students from joint and nuclear family. The strong outcome is that self-regulation can be enhanced with the help of intervention programme.