Latent traits of impulsivity and compulsivity: toward dimensional psychiatry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concepts of impulsivity and compulsivity are commonly used in psychiatry. Little is known about whether different manifest measures of impulsivity and compulsivity (behavior, personality, and cognition) map onto underlying latent traits; and if so, their inter-relationship.

Methods

A total of 576 adults were recruited using media advertisements. Psychopathological, personality, and cognitive measures of impulsivity and compulsivity were completed. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to identify the optimal model.

Results

The data were best explained by a two-factor model, corresponding to latent traits of impulsivity and compulsivity, respectively, which were positively correlated with each other. This model was statistically superior to the alternati

SUBMITTER: Chamberlain SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5699644 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature