scholarly journals Examination of the SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale among Male and Female Youth: Psychometrics and Invariance

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
Pedro Pechorro ◽  
Rebecca Revilla ◽  
Victor H. Palma ◽  
Cristina Nunes ◽  
Cátia Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
School Sample ◽  
Behavior Scale

The UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale is one of the most used and easily administered self-report measures of impulsive traits. The main objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the shorter SUPPS-P scale among a school sample of 470 youth (Mage = 15.89 years, SD = 1.00) from Portugal, subdivided into males (n = 257, Mage = 15.97 years, SD = 0.98) and females (n = 213, Mage = 15.79 years, SD = 1.03). Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed that the latent five-factor structure (i.e., Negative urgency, Lack of perseverance, Lack of premeditation, Sensation seeking, and Positive urgency) obtained adequate fit and strong measurement invariance demonstrated across sex. The SUPPS-P scale also demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency, discriminant and convergent (e.g., with measures of youth delinquency, aggression) validities, and criterion-related validity (e.g., with crime seriousness). Findings support the use of the SUPPS-P scale in youth. Given the importance of adolescence as a critical period characterized by increases in impulsive behaviors, having a short, valid, reliable, and easily administered assessment of impulsive tendencies is important and clinically impactful.

scholarly journals A German Adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale: Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph E. Schmidt ◽  
Philippe Gay ◽  
Mathieu d’Acremont ◽  
Martial Van der Linden
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
German Adaptation

Impulsivity occupies a prominent place in psychopathology, yet the precise nature of its implication in mental disorders is still poorly understood. This is partly due to inconsistencies among existing conceptualizations and measurements of impulsivity. In an attempt to overcome these inconsistencies, S. P. Whiteside and D. R. Lynam (2001) developed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale, which distinguishes four facets of impulsivity: urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking. The present study examined the psychometric properties of a German adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale by administering it to a sample of psychology students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the responses of 310 native German speaking participants suggested a four-factor solution similar to that found in the original study. Results indicated that these four subscales possess very good internal consistency.

scholarly journals Cortical Thickness Links Impulsive Personality Traits and Risky Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rickie Miglin ◽  
Nadia Bounoua ◽  
Shelly Goodling ◽  
Ana Sheehan ◽  
Jeffrey M. Spielberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
The Right

Impulsive personality traits are often predictive of risky behavior, but not much is known about the neurobiological basis of this relationship. We investigated whether thickness of the cortical mantle varied as a function of impulsive traits and whether such variation also explained recent risky behavior. A community sample of 107 adults (ages 18–55; 54.2% men) completed self-report measures of impulsive traits and risky behavior followed by a neuroimaging protocol. Using the three-factor model of impulsive traits derived from the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale, analysis of the entire cortical mantle identified three thickness clusters that related to impulsive traits. Sensation seeking was negatively related to thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex, whereas impulsive urgency was positively associated with thickness in the left superior parietal and right paracentral lobule. Notably, follow-up analyses showed that thickness in the right pericalcarine cortex also related to recent risky behavior, with the identified cluster mediating the association between sensation seeking and risky behavior. Findings suggest that reduced thickness in the pericalcarine region partially explains the link between sensation seeking and the tendency to engage in risky behavior, providing new insight into the neurobiological basis of these relationships.

A French Adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martial Van der Linden ◽  
Mathieu d'Acremont ◽  
Ariane Zermatten ◽  
Françoise Jermann ◽  
Frank Larøi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Psychological Construct ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Behavior Scale

Impulsivity is an important and multifaceted psychological construct. Recently, Whiteside and Lynam (2001) have developed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale that distinguishes four dimensions of impulsivity: Urgency, lack of Premeditation, lack of Perseverance, and Sensation seeking. In the present study, we investigated the psychometric properties of a French adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Two hundred and thirty-four undergraduate students completed the UPPS Scale. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses revealed a four factors solution similar to that found in the original study. Also, the results indicated that there was good to very good internal reliability for the four subscales.

Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale Sensation Seeking Subscale in a sample of inpatients with alcohol use disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S296-S297
Author(s):  
C. Evren ◽  
G. Umut ◽  
B. Evren ◽  
M. Bozkurt ◽  
Y. Can
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Highly Correlated

ObjectiveTurkish version of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale was previously validated in a sample of psychiatric inpatients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the sensation seeking subscale of this scale in a sample of inpatients with alcohol use disorder.MethodParticipants (n = 190) were evaluated with the sensation seeking subscale of UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale.ResultsSensation seeking subscale had two factors, which together accounted for 63.80% of total variance. As similar with original subscale internal consistency for the sensation seeking (coefficient α=0.859), factor 1 (α=0.862) and factor 2 (α=0.755) examined by Cronbach's alpa, were high. Factor 1 (r = 0.894) and factor 2 (r = 0.863) were highly correlated with total score, whereas moderately correlated (r = 0.544) with each other. Test-retest correlation for sensation seeking (n = 120) was mild (r = 0.460). Test-retest correlation for factor 1 was moderate (r = 0.518) and for factor 2 was mild (r = 0.431).ConclusionThese findings support the Turkish versions of the sensation seeking subscale of the UPPS has good psychometric properties among inpatients with alcohol use disorder.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Not All Risks Are Equal: The Risk Taking Inventory for High-Risk Sports

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Woodman ◽  
Matt Barlow ◽  
Comille Bandura ◽  
Miles Hill ◽  
Dominika Kupciw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Behavioral Activation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Population Attitudes

Although high-risk sport participants are typically considered a homogenous risk-taking population, attitudes to risk within the high-risk domain can vary considerably. As no validated measure allows researchers to assess risk taking within this domain, we validated the Risk Taking Inventory (RTI) for high-risk sport across four studies. The RTI comprises seven items across two factors: deliberate risk taking and precautionary behaviors. In Study 1 (n = 341), the inventory was refined and tested via a confirmatory factor analysis used in an exploratory fashion. The subsequent three studies confirmed the RTI’s good model–data fit via three further separate confirmatory factor analyses. In Study 2 (n = 518) and in Study 3 (n = 290), concurrent validity was also confirmed via associations with other related traits (sensation seeking, behavioral activation, behavioral inhibition, impulsivity, self-esteem, extraversion, and conscientiousness). In Study 4 (n = 365), predictive validity was confirmed via associations with mean accidents and mean close calls in the high-risk domain. Finally, in Study 4, the self-report version of the inventory was significantly associated with an informant version of the inventory. The measure will allow researchers and practitioners to investigate risk taking as a variable that is conceptually distinct from participation in a high-risk sport.

Measurement Invariance of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale Across Age and Sex Across the Adult Life Span

Assessment ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Argyriou ◽  
Miji Um ◽  
Wei Wu ◽  
Melissa A. Cyders
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Adult Life Span ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Age And Sex

Impulsive personality is a widely used construct for the prediction of multiple clinical problems; however, research has often disregarded important differences in its conceptualization and measurement across age and sex. The goals of this article are to test the invariance of, to compare mean differences in, and to examine the differential validity of the Urgency (negative), Premeditation (lack of), Perseverance (lack of), Sensation Seeking, with added subscale of Positive Urgency (UPPS-P) Impulsive Behavior Scale across adult age and sex. The data for this study were obtained from 799 participants in the Nathan Kline Institute’s Rockland Sample. Multigroup invariance analysis indicated full invariance of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale across age and sex. However, invariance analysis as a function of age using Multiple-Indicators Multiple-Causes modeling identified three items with differential item functioning. Sensation Seeking was higher in males and lower as age increased. In general, age and sex did not moderate the relationships between UPPS-P traits and risk-taking behaviors, with the exception of cannabis use. Overall, the results of this study support that the UPPS-P scale can be validly used to assess and compare impulsive personality across the adult life span and sex. We suggest the removal of Items 5, 28, and 51 when using the UPPS-P with older adults to be overly cautious to age invariance effects.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties and Structures of the IAT, GPIUS and GAS Scales: A Bifactor Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingling Xu ◽  
Yan Cai ◽  
Dongbo Tu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Item Response Model ◽  
Multidimensional Item Response ◽  
Test Information ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

AbstractThis study applied a bifactor approach to investigate the structures and simultaneously compare the psychometric properties of three popular self-report internet addiction (IA) instruments. A bifactor confirmatory factor analysis was used to address the structures of the three scales, while the bifactor multidimensional item response model was employed to compare the psychometric properties of the three scales. Results of bifactor confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the bifactor structures were suitable for the three scales. These corresponding bifactor structures were used in the subsequent bifactor multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) analysis. Results of the bifactor MIRT showed that: three instruments of IA performed well as a whole; the Generalised Problematic Internet Use Scale (GPIUS) and Internet Addiction Test (IAT) provided more test information and had less standard error of measurement, which ranged from −3 to −1 standard deviations of theta or IA severity; the Game Addiction Scale (GAS) performed better than the other two scales in that it can provide more test information in the large area of IA severity (from −1 to +3 SDs). These suggest that the GPIUS and IAT may be the best choice for epidemiological IA studies and for measuring those with lower IA severity. Meanwhile, the GAS may be a good choice when we recruit those with various levels of IA severity.

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