Multidimensional assessment of impulsivity-related measures in relation to externalizing behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trait impulsivity is thought to play a key role in predicting behaviors on the externalizing spectrum, such as drug and alcohol use and aggression. Research suggests that impulsivity may not be a unitary construct, but rather multidimensional in nature with dimensions varying across self-report assessments and laboratory behavioral tasks. Few studies with large samples have included a range of impulsivity-related measures and assessed several externalizing behaviors to clarify the predictive validity of these assessments on important life outcomes.

Methods

Community adults (N = 1295) between the ages of 30 and 54 completed a multidimensional assessment of impulsivity-related traits (including 54 self-report scales of personality traits implicated in impulsive beha

SUBMITTER: Creswell KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7043188 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature