The aim of the research was to evaluate the expression of 10—11 years old pupils’ self-control abilities. The research was conducted in the primary grades of Klaipėda city and district comprehensive schools in January 2009. The sample of the surveyed was 99 schoolchildren of the 3rd and 4th grades, including 59,6 % of girls and 40,4 % of boys. Material and methods: analysis of special literature, survey by means of questionnaires, mathematical statistics (Cronbach Alpha, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, Student’s t test and χ2 analysis). The questionnaire of self-control evaluation was designed on the basis of the programme „To Grow and Strengthen“ of Lithuanian physical education, as well as Riggio and Friedman’s (1983) Social Skills Inventory for Emotional Control and Social Control. Results. A weak tendency was established to the effect that children, who knew the rules of behavior and observed them, were generally more patient (p < 0,01); children who tended to think in an optimistic way were better able to cope with the difficulties they encountered, which was a proof of the ability to control oneself (p < 0,001); an essential correlation was established between the gender and the knowledge of the rules and their observation (p < 0,001). Conclusions. The scale of the self-control behavior models (Cronbach‘s Alpha 0,716), applied for the evaluation of expression of the self-control ability, demonstrated the existence of personal qualities significant for self-control and the models of self-control behavior. The girls’ and boys’ opinions on when they were least able to control themselves were statistically significant. The girls tended to think that they were least able to control themselves when they were hurt or insulted (p < 0,05) or in the situations when they were not correctly understood (p < 0,05).[...]

Research aim was to assess the correlations between 9–10 year-old students’ self-control skills and physical activity. The research was conducted in Klaipėda City general schools, in primary classes, in February – March, 2010. Research ethics requirements were being followed. 9–10 year-old primary school pupils participated in the research (n=176), including 47,7% girls and 52,3% boys. Research methods: analysis of special literature, survey applying questionnaires, mathematical statistics. The questionnaire of selfcontrol evaluation was designed on the basis of the programme “To Grow and Strengthen” (2004) of Lithuanian physical education, as well as following Social Skills Inventory for Emotional Control and Social Control by Riggio and Friedman (1983). Physical activity (PA) was determined according to the short form of the modified international PA (IPAQ) questionnaire (Ainsworth, Levy, 2004). Following modified recommendations (Guidelines for Data Processing and Analysis of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) – Short and Long Forms, 2005), all the respondents were classified in low, average, and high PA groups according to general PA span. Research results: statistically significant psychosocial self-control differences depending on gender were determined: in many cases girls have better psychosocial self-control abilities (p<0,01). They are better at keeping to the rules of a game (p<0,001), acting up to a promise and applying the undertakings (p<0,01), making themselves act as if an activity is pleasant for them (p<0,05), getting along with all kinds of people (p<0,001), noticing their state of mind (p<0,01), mood (p<0,05), assessing if they are flexible (p<0,05), dressing properly according to the weather conditions (p<0,01). Boys are better than girls at controlling their fears, anxiety (p<0.01).[...]