self-regulation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /self/ 🇺🇸 /ˌreɡjʊ'leɪʃn/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The process by which an individual monitors and controls their own behavior, emotions, or thoughts, often to achieve a goal or conform to social standards.; The regulation or oversight of an industry, profession, or organization by its own members rather than by an external governmental authority.; The ability of a biological system or organism to maintain internal stability through automatic physiological mechanisms, such as homeostasis.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

emotional self-regulationself-regulation skillsself-regulation strategiesself-regulation of behaviorlack of self-regulationcapacity for self-regulation

Derivatives

self-regulateself-regulatedself-regulatingself-regulatory

Synonyms

self-controlself-disciplineself-managementself-governanceself-restraintself-mastery

Antonyms

impulsivityimpulsiveness

Commonly confused

self-control
EN: 'Self-control' emphasizes restraining impulses in the moment, while 'self-regulation' is broader, encompassing ongoing monitoring and adjustment of behavior, emotions, and thoughts.
self-discipline
EN: 'Self-discipline' focuses on consistent adherence to rules or routines, while 'self-regulation' emphasizes the dynamic process of adjusting responses to changing circumstances.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenate: 'self-regulation', not 'self regulation' or 'selfregulation'. The prefix 'self-' is always hyphenated when attached to a noun or verb.

💬 Examples

  1. Children develop self-regulation skills as they learn to manage their impulses in school.

  2. The financial industry has long advocated for self-regulation over government-imposed rules.

  3. The body's self-regulation of temperature involves sweating and shivering.