Coutlee Christopher G, Politzer Cary S, Hoyle Rick H, Huettel Scott A
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27710, USA.
Arch Sci Psychol. 2014 Apr 14;2(1):1-12. doi: 10.1037/arc0000005.
Impulsiveness is a personality trait that reflects an urge to act spontaneously, without thinking or planning ahead for the consequences of your actions. High impulsiveness is characteristic of a variety of problematic behaviors including attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, excessive gambling, risk-taking, drug use, and alcoholism. Researchers studying attention and self-control often assess impulsiveness using personality questionnaires, notably the common Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11 (BIS-11; last revised in 1995). Advances in techniques for producing personality questionnaires over the last 20 years prompted us to revise and improve the BIS-11. We sought to make the revised scale shorter - so that it would be quicker to administer - and better matched to current behaviors. We analyzed responses from 1549 adults who took the BIS-11 questionnaire. Using a statistical technique called factor analysis, we eliminated 17 questions that did a poor job of measuring the three major types of impulsiveness identified by the scale: inattention, spontaneous action, and lack of planning. We constructed our ABbreviated Impulsiveness Scale (ABIS) using the remaining 13 questions. We showed that the ABIS performed well when administered to additional groups of 657 and 285 adults. Finally, we showed expected relationships between the ABIS and other personality measurements related to impulsiveness, and showed that the ABIS can help predict alcohol consumption. We present the ABIS as a useful and efficient tool for researchers interested in measuring impulsive personality.
冲动是一种人格特质，反映了一种未经思考或未提前规划行为后果就自发行动的冲动。高冲动性是多种问题行为的特征，包括注意力缺陷障碍、多动、过度赌博、冒险、吸毒和酗酒。研究注意力和自我控制的研究人员经常使用人格问卷来评估冲动性，尤其是常见的巴雷特冲动性量表第11版（BIS - 11；最后修订于1995年）。过去20年中编制人格问卷技术的进步促使我们对BIS - 11进行修订和改进。我们试图使修订后的量表更短——以便更快施测——并且更符合当前行为。我们分析了1549名成年人对BIS - 11问卷的回答。使用一种称为因子分析的统计技术，我们剔除了17个在测量该量表所确定的三种主要冲动类型（注意力不集中、自发行动和缺乏计划）方面表现不佳的问题。我们用剩下的13个问题构建了我们的简化冲动性量表（ABIS）。我们表明，将ABIS施测于另外两组分别为657名和285名成年人时，其表现良好。最后，我们展示了ABIS与其他与冲动性相关的人格测量之间的预期关系，并表明ABIS有助于预测酒精消费量。我们将ABIS作为一种对有兴趣测量冲动型人格的研究人员有用且高效的工具呈现出来。
