Instrumentos de evaluación de la autorregulación en población infanto-juvenil: una revisión sistemática

Instruments to assess self-regulation in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Self-regulation is a multidimensional construct that embraces different developmental aspects from early childhood and has a fundamental role in many of the symptoms of children and youth psychopathology.
The need and relevance of its evaluation in all diagnostic processes and clinical interventions is undeniable. Therefore, it is necessary to identify
instruments that to assess self-regulation, as well as their use in empirical studies and the population to which they are directed. The present work
reviews those empirical articles that have used instruments to measure this concept in children and adolescents. Three databases were reviewed
including articles published until May 2018. In total, 50 articles were found involving a total of 37 instruments that measured self-regulation. The
studies have been analyzed considering the following variables: frequency of use, characteristics of the participants, characteristics of the instrument
and year of publication of the article. The results of the review suggest trends in the use of self-regulation measurement instruments based on the
variables studied and contribute to internationally update the knowledge of the use of instruments for self-regulation measurement in children and
adolescents. The limitations of the study and future lines of research are also discussed