Willie Christopher, Gill Peter Richard, Teese Robert, Stavropoulos Vasileios, Jago Andrew
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
School of Health Sciences, Federation University Australia, Mt Helen, VIC, Australia.
Brain Neurosci Adv. 2022 Feb 24;6:23982128221079573. doi: 10.1177/23982128221079573. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
Impulsive urgency describes the tendency to act rashly when experiencing extreme emotions. This Australian study aimed to investigate the predictive utility of impulsivity, including impulsive urgency (positive and negative), across a range of problem behaviours. Data from two community samples, one retrospective (n = 281) and one current (n = 604), were analysed using hierarchical regression to determine which facets of impulsivity, as assessed with a comprehensive scale (i.e. negative urgency, positive urgency, lack or premeditation, lack of perseverance, and sensation seeking), best predicted a series of problem behaviours (i.e. problem gambling, disorderly alcohol use, online gambling disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviours, and social media addiction). The impulsive urgency facets were shown to be significant predictors across the behaviours examined. More specifically, negative urgency was the strongest predictor of disorderly alcohol use, obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviours, and social media addiction. Positive urgency was associated with problem gambling and online gambling disorder behaviours. These findings suggest that impulsive urgency is a key contributing factor in many behavioural problems and that the valence of the urgency is an important consideration when addressing a broad range of psychopathologies.
冲动性紧迫性描述的是在经历极端情绪时轻率行事的倾向。这项澳大利亚的研究旨在调查冲动性，包括冲动性紧迫性（积极和消极）在一系列问题行为中的预测效用。使用分层回归分析了来自两个社区样本的数据，一个是回顾性样本（n = 281），另一个是当前样本（n = 604），以确定用综合量表评估的冲动性的哪些方面（即消极紧迫性、积极紧迫性、缺乏预先思考、缺乏毅力和寻求刺激）最能预测一系列问题行为（即问题赌博、无序饮酒、网络赌博障碍、强迫症行为和社交媒体成瘾）。结果表明，冲动性紧迫性方面是所研究行为的重要预测因素。更具体地说，消极紧迫性是无序饮酒、强迫症行为和社交媒体成瘾的最强预测因素。积极紧迫性与问题赌博和网络赌博障碍行为有关。这些发现表明，冲动性紧迫性是许多行为问题的关键促成因素，并且在解决广泛的精神病理学问题时，紧迫性的效价是一个重要的考虑因素。
