Validation of a short Spanish version of the UPPS-P impulsive behaviour scale

By A. Cándido, E. Orduna, J. Perales, Antonio Verdejo-García, Joël Billieux. 2012

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Aim Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct that has a prominent role in psychiatry and especially in addiction. The objective of the current study is to develop and validate a Spanish version of the short UPPS-P impulsive behavior scale1, which assesses five distinct impulsivity traits (positive urgency, negative urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking). Material and methods One hundred and eighty-nine participants were included in the study. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the five-factor model of the original scale. Results The results indicated good internal reliability. External validity was supported by specific relationships with a scale assessing emotion regulation strategies. Conclusion Accordingly, the short Spanish version of the UPPS-P scale presents good psychometric properties and may be considered a promising instrument for both research and clinical practice.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Examination of a Short Version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (2014, unknown): “* indicates that the item is also present in the French and Spanish Short UPPS-P Scales (Billieux et al., 2012; Cándido et al., 2012).”