Report

Selecting and Testing Measures of Self-Regulation Skills Among Low-Income Populations

Self-regulation skills include the capacity to complete tasks, remain organized, and control one’s emotions and behaviors. The use of these skills can support a person’s ability to find, retain, and progress in employment. Some TANF programs have implemented coaching and other approaches to support participants’ use of self-regulation skills for identifying goals and outcomes related to employment. This Office of Research, Planning and Evaluation report examines the selection and testing of measures of self-regulation skills as part of program evaluations of employment programs. The report addresses three areas: identification of criteria for selecting measures of self-regulation skills, the process to test these measures in an impact evaluation of coaching programs, and how the selection process can be applied to other employment-related studies that are targeted to low-income populations.

Source
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Mentoring
Supportive Services
Special Populations
Publication Date
2021-02-04
Section/Feed Type
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