ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Quantitative Psychology and Measurement
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1597994
Psychometric Validation of the Ego-undercontrol Scale among Chinese College Students
Provisionally accepted
- 1Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
- 2Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
- 3Suzhou City University, suzhou, China
- 4Shanghai Customs College, pudong, Shanghai, China
- 5Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Ego-control has been considered to be a vital element for ego function. The aim of this study was to explore the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Ego-undercontrol Scale (EUC-C) in Chinese College Students. A sample of 1823 participants from three general universities in Shanghai, China (mean age = 19.70, SD =1.42, 44.2% male) finished the Chinese version of the Ego-undercontrol Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. A shorter version of the EUC-C was developed. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor structure of the Chinese version of the EUC (EUC-C), comprising impulse behavior and inhibit behavior. Besides, the EUC-C showed adequate validity and reliability. In conclusion, results showed that the EUC-C has acceptable psychometric properties and is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing ego-control among the Chinese university students.
Keywords: Ego-control, psychometric properties, factor structure, Validation, Chinese university students
Received: 04 Apr 2025; Accepted: 13 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Xiaofeng Wang, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, 130012, Shanghai Municipality, China
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