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Name

ecPROMIS Self-Regulation - Flexibility Scale

Table Namemh_cg_pms__selfreg
Construct

Self-Regulation and Flexibility

Study Visits

V05, V07, V09

TypeRemote Questionnaire (Parent on Child; 1-2 min)
Quality Control
  • Examine missingness by counting items answered per participant.
  • Check age is within expected ranges.
  • Review summary statistics and visualizations (item frequencies, age, prorated scores).

The HBCD dataset includes many variables that may be important for sound and comprehensive analysis. The inclusion of additional variables will depend on the research question(s) and methodological approach. Users are encouraged to take time to explore the full range of available variables — especially those that may serve as controls, contextual indicators, confounders, mechanisms, or modifiers — to ensure thoughtful and well-supported analytic decisions. Other important considerations may include developmental functioning, broader family supports, and early adverse and protective exposures.

Instrument Detailsđź”—

The ecPROMIS (Early Childhood Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System) is a set of primary caregiver report questionnaires that offer clinicians and researchers a brief, efficient, and precise way to evaluate young children’s well-being. The Self-Regulation - Flexibility Scale assesses young children’s ability to adapt in response to environmental demands, changes, and expectations.

The item queue was rearranged per the HBCD DEI Committee’s recommendation to: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1. The item order change is minimal, should have no effect on data, and was approved by the measure creators. While ecPROMIS measures are copyrighted, the content of each item is maintained.

The Self-Regulation scale includes 5 items each rated on a 5-point scale (_1 = Never; 2 = Rarely; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Often; 5 = Always). Responses _of "Decline to Answer" are treated as missing. A total score is only calculated when at least 3 of 5 items are answered and otherwise will be missing. If all 5 items are completed, the total score is the sum of the item scores. If 1 or 2 items are missing, a prorated score is calculated as follows:

Prorated Score = (Sum of answered items Ă· Number of answered items) Ă— 5

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