This scale was selected as it 102 incorporates several dimensions of impulsivity based on personality measures with addition of. Because the items from different scales run in different directions, it is important to make sure that the correct items are reversescored. The uppsp scale has since become an increasingly popular gold standard for the measurement of multiple separate, though related. Writeup and bibliography of articles using the upps and. Assessing five personality pathways to impulsive behavior technical report west lafayette.
The scale can be used with adults or adolescents to identify the separate personality facets that have been previously lumped together under the term impulsivity. The purpose of this study was to determine whether measures of motivational systems, specifically reward and punishment sensitivity, accounted for. Items with an r are reverse coded, so that higher values indicate more impulsive behavior. Reliability and validity of the italian translation of the uppsp 1 reliability and validity of the italian translation of the uppsp impulsive behavior scale in a sample of consecutively admitted psychotherapy patients andrea fossati a, antonella somma. A first version of the questionnaire was designed based on the short version of the uppsp for. The phenx toolkit is a catalog of highpriority measures for consideration and inclusion in genomewide association studies gwas and other largescale genomic research efforts. T2 application of the upps impulsive behavior scale. Upps is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Impulsivity dimensions, emotion dysregulation, and. We suggest the removal of items 5, 28, and 51 when using the uppsp with older adults to be overly cautious to age invariance effects.
All items are rated on a four point scale from 1 strongly agree to 4 strongly disagree. Uppsp impulsive behavior scale science of behavior change. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale, measuring five distinct facets of impulsivity, has been subject to several studies. Uppsp impulsive behavior scale in a sample of college students. The scale can be used with adults or adolescents to identify the separate personality facets that. Pdf the present research broadens the understanding of the. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale provides an opportunity to measure several facets. Impulsivity as a mechanism linking child abuse and neglect with substance use in adolescence and adulthood volume 30 issue 2 assaf oshri, steve m. I prefer to make it so that all of the scales run in the direction that higher scores. Participants also completed the game of dice task gdt, a laboratory measure of risk taking. Impulsive behaviors and borderline personality disorder.
Depressive rumination and urgency have mutually enhancing. Pdf development and validation of a short italian uppsp. We investigated whether thickness of the cortical mantle varied as a function of impulsive traits and whether such variation also explained recent risky behavior. Impulsivity is involved in numerous psychiatric and addictive disorders, as well as in risky behaviors. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale is a promising measure of impulsivity facets involved in the etiology of externalizing behaviors e. Abstract the current study attempts to clarify the multi. Upps dimensions of impulsivity journal of individual. This is a revised version of the upps impulsive behavior scale whiteside. From making hasty decisions to getting into fights, impulsivity can cause harm to yourself and those around you.
Research article open access impulsivity dimensions. Therefore, we include the scoring key for, negative urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, sensation seeking, and positive urgency. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale uppsp is a 59item selfreporting measure that assesses distinct personality traits that lead to engagement in impulsive behavior. Impulsivity and attention deficithyperactivity disorder. Moreover, childhood maltreatment has been frequently associated with both cognitive distortions and impulsive behaviors but never with upps traits. The present study showed that results supported the four factors of the portuguese version, applied in a student sample, and it was consistent with previous research, that found the same factors in upps impulsive behavior scale whiteside and lynam, 2001. The psychometric properties of this spanish version were analyzed using the rasch model, and the factor structure was examined using confirmatory. If you have borderline personality disorder bpd, you may find yourself struggling to manage impulsive behaviors. A study was conducted on undergraduate students to examine the influence of cognitive distortions and childhood maltreatment on four dimensions of impulsivity from the upps impulsive behavior scale. Close relatives of 78 patients with idiopathic pd and 96 control participants were given the short urgencypremeditationperseverancesensation seeking impulsive behaviour scale upps, which assesses changes in four dimensions of impulsivity. This version of the upps impulsive behavior scale uses a 1 agree strongly to 4 disagree strongly response format. Five scales were computed by adding the 4 items corresponding to each scale. Total subscale or mean subscale scores can be calculated.
Circular graphs of significant associations between impulsivity traits and addictionrelated behaviors. Uppsp impulsive behavior scale uppsp description the uppsp impulsive behavior scale cyders et al. The upps impulsive behaviour scale with five dimensions of impulsive behaviour is being widely used. Uppsp impulsive behavior scale betterworld healthcare. Urgency, premeditation lack of, perseverance lack of, sensation seeking, positive urgency, impulsive behavior scale. Read examination of a short english version of the uppsp impulsive behavior scale, addictive behaviors on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The upps impulsive behavior scale is a 45item selfreport questionnaire that was designed to measure impulsivity across dimensions of the five factor model of personality. In addition to undermining relationships and your overall sense of wellbeing, impulsive behaviors can also lead to financial and legal harm if left unchecked. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale has been used to measure these facets. Concordance between the original and short version of the. In collaboration with the genetics company 23andme, we performed 10 genomewide association studies on measures of impulsive personality traits the short version of the uppsp impulsive behavior scale, and the barratt impulsiveness scale bis11 and drug experimentation the number of drug classes an individual had tried in their lifetime. A multidimensional approach to impulsivity in parkinsons.
Circular graphs of the upps p scales top half that are associated with substance and non. Uppsp model impulsivity and marijuana use behaviors in adolescents. Uppsp impulsive behavior scale international society for. The relationship between the uppsp impulsivity dimensions. Impulsive personality traits are often predictive of risky behavior, but not much is known about the neurobiological basis of this relationship. Negative urgency to act impulsively while facing negative emotional situations. Positive urgency to act impulsively while facing intense positive emotional situations.
The current study examines a recently developed short english version of the uppsp impulsive behavior scale. Measuring impulsivity of psychiatric patients using upps. Research article open access validation of the short arabic uppsp impulsive behavior scale ghada bteich1, djamal berbiche2 and yasser khazaal3,4,5 abstract background. Items are scored on a scale from 1 agree strongly to 4 disagree. Measurement invariance of the uppsp impulsive behavior. The short version generally replicated the internal consistency 0. Understanding the role of impulsivity and externalizing. It was derived by including existing scales of impulsivity in factor analysis. Whiteside and lynam created the upps model of impulsive behavior in order to synthesize existing impulsivityrelated scales and definitions into one comprehensive, multidimensional scale of impulsive personality. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale is a 59item measure of factors that could lead to impulsive behaviors. Genomewide association studies of impulsive personality. Externalizing behavior, the uppsp impulsive behavior. The associations between the uppsp scale and impulsivity.
Uppsp negative and positive urgency scales, as well as the ders total score, significantly discriminated highbpd adolescents from both other. There were significant correlations between the subscales of upps impulsive behavior scale and statetrait anger expression inventory r0. For each scale, calculate the mean of the available items. Subtype classification using the upps impulsive behavior scale. Bettermind client information client name test client date of birth age 23 march 1980 37 assessment information assessment uppsp impulsive behavior scale uppsp date administered 18 april 2017 assessor mr brendan oshea time taken 0 minutes 43 seconds results raw score mean response percentile total impulsiveness 6 2. Validation of the short arabic uppsp impulsive behavior scale. Participants in these three groups were administered the uppsp impulsive behavior scale uppsp and the difficulties in emotion regulation scale ders. Cortical thickness links impulsive personality traits and. Measurement and structural invariance of the upps p impulsive behavior scale. The impulsive behavior scale suppsp is an instrument composed of 20 items rated on a fourpoint likert scale. Histories of suicide attempt, self mutilating behavior, substance use, and diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, and personality disorder demonstrated significant correlations with subscales of upps. This has led to the development of a short version. Read uppsp model impulsivity and marijuana use behaviors in adolescents.
Pdf a german validation of the upps impulsive behavior scale. Factor analysis of the brazilian version of upps impulsive. Uppsp negative and positive urgency scales, as well as the ders total score, significantly discriminated highbpd adolescents from both other groups. Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment, 32, 3, 323332. From this work and from a number of successive works 15, 16 emerged the 59item uppsp impulsive behavior scale with five different facets of impulsivity.
Validation of a short french version of the uppsp impulsive. The uppsp impulsive behavior scale negative urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking, with added subscale of positive urgency is one measure of five dispositions toward rash action that has shown to have robust and clinically useful relationships among risktaking outcomes. One of the handicaps of this instrument is its relatively long administration time. Uppsp model impulsivity and marijuana use behaviors in.
Pdf impulsivity traits and addictionrelated behaviors. Department of psychiatry and psychology, west 11, mayo clinic, 200 first street south west, rochester, mn 55905, usa. More than 17% of the 6 students engaged in at least one type of nssi behavior. A metaanalysis, drug and alcohol dependence on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Examination of a short version of the uppsp impulsive. Overall, the results of this study support that the uppsp scale can be validly used to assess and compare impulsive personality across the adult life span and sex. Participants respond to each item using a 4point likert scale. As a result, in order to better understand externalizing behavior, the uppsp should be used in conjunction with measures of reward and punishment sensitivity. The psychometric properties of a short uppsp impulsive. This study examined the classification accuracy of the upps impulsive behavior scale upps in discriminating several attention deficithyperactivity disorder adhd subtypes, including predominantly inattentive type adhdi, combined type adhdc, and combined type with behavioral problems adhdodd, between each other and a nonadhd control group using logistic regression. The uppsp model of impulsivity proposes that impulsivity as a multifaceted and multidimensional construct, comprising five impulsive personality traits. Compared to male students, female students engaged more often in cutting and less in head banging. Examination of a short english version of the uppsp. T1 understanding the role of impulsivity and externalizing psychopathology in alcohol abuse.
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