Self Regulation Of Learning

Self-Regulation of Learning
PSYCH/635
February 2, 2015
Self-Regulation of Learning
In the past few years obesity has been on the rise. Many fast food restaurants have been blamed for people being obese. In stores, there are many process foods, in which it confuses people when buying groceries. People may think that they are buying healthy products when the foods are not healthy. When it comes to health people, need to self-regulate themselves into adapting of learning what foods are healthy and which ones are harmful. People need to set goals in how to live a healthy lifestyle. It is not only eating healthy but also exercising and staying away from harmful drugs. For people to be successful in accomplishing these goals, research needs to be done to see how people can self-regulate their behaviors towards these changes. People are different and take a different approach when it comes to making some changes in their lives.
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to see how people can make their changes and feel comfortable with these changes. Many people would react differently to the information that would be provided to them. People need learn how to adapt the changes and how to keep their goals and accept their new goals of being healthy. It can also help people to go beyond their goals and master them.

Health Self-Regulation of Learning Outline
I. Self-Regulation Behavior
A. Mann, T., de Ridder, D., & Fujita, K. (2013). Self-regulation of health behavior: Social psychological approaches to goal setting and goal striving. Health Psychology, 32(5), 487-498. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028533
Understanding and planning how to reach the goals of changing health behaviors. In this article, it shows a research that has been done to see how people can change their behaviors towards being healthier. It talks about how people can stick to their goals and accomplish them.
II. Understanding Self-Regulation
A. BermúFA;dez, J. (2006). Personality Science, Self-Regulation, and Health Behavior. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55(3), 286-296. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00259.x
In the article, it mainly explains what is self-regulation and its process. It makes the readers what is the purpose of self-regulation.
III. Goals
A. Koch A, Nafziger J. Self-Regulation through Goal Setting. Scandinavian Journal Of Economics [serial online]. March 2011;113(1):212-227. Available from EconLit with Full Text, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 3, 2015.
In this article, it explains how goals can help people with their self-regulation. It states that goals are very powerful when it comes to self-regulation. Goals can increase their motivation and have control of their behaviors.
IV. Self-Regulation Models
A. Rasmussen, H. N., Wrosch, C., Scheier, M. F., & Carver, C. S. (2006). Self-regulation processes and health: the importance of optimism and goal adjustment. Journal Of Personality, 74(6), 1721-1747.
In the article, it talks about how self-regulatory models of behavior can help researchers to understand how people respond to health threats. Like the other articles, it states goals are important but also feedback is important. Feedback can also help for people to self-regulate their behavior. Conclusion Overall self-regulation needs to be understood for people to follow their goals. Many people struggle to keep a healthy lifestyle, however, with self-regulation people can reach goals of maintaining good health. The outline that was provided step to take when a research needs to be done to see if people do follow their self-regulation. If a research is done at this time, it will be done with 20 persons. Self-regulation would be explained to them until the people understand the real meaning of self-regulation. Goals would be set, and follow-ups would be done to see what changes need to be done.

References
BermúFA;dez, J. (2006). Personality Science, Self-Regulation, and Health Behavior. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 55(3), 286-296. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00259.x
Koch A, Nafziger J. Self-Regulation through Goal Setting. Scandinavian Journal Of Economics [serial online]. March 2011;113(1):212-227. Available from: EconLit with Full Text, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 3, 2015.
Mann, T., de Ridder, D., & Fujita, K. (2013). Self-regulation of health behavior: Social psychological approaches to goal setting and goal striving. Health Psychology, 32(5), 487-498. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028533
Rasmussen, H. N., Wrosch, C., Scheier, M. F., & Carver, C. S. (2006). Self-regulation processes and health: the importance of optimism and goal adjustment. Journal Of Personality, 74(6), 1721-1747.