Predicting Self-Control on the Basis of Patience and Its Components Among High School Students

Objective: the current study aimed at investigating the role of patience and its components in predicting self-control among high school students in shiraz, iran. methods: the statistical population of the study included all high school students of shiraz. three hundred and thirty-two students (161 females and 171 males) were recruited via cluster sampling method. the subjects participated in the study by completing the patience scale for children and adolescents and self-control scale. to analyze the data, mean, standard deviation (sd), and pearson correlation coefficient were used. moreover, to investigate the role of patience and its components in predicting self-control, simultaneous multiple regression analysis was utilized. results: the results showed that patience total score and the components of transcendence, contentment, persistence, and hesitation positively and significantly correlated with self-control (p < 0.01). patience total score also positively and significantly predicted self-control (β = 0.58; p < 0.001). this variable explained 33% of the variance. moreover, transcendence (β = 0.18; p < 0.001), hesitation (β = 0.27; p < 0.001), and persistence (β = 0.35; p < 0.001) positively and significantly predicted self-control. these variables explained 36% of the variance. conclusion: according to the role of patience and its components in predicting self-control, it is recommended to utilize educational strategies of patience to enhance self-control among high school students. to emphasize the components of patience in teaching educational strategies of patience is also suggested.