ReviewDrug and alcohol dependence2017
The relationship between the UPPS-P impulsive personality traits and substance use psychotherapy outcomes: A meta-analysis.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Predictors of substance use in a clinical sample of youth seeking treatment for Trauma-related mental health problems.Addictive behaviors · 2021Trial
- Parsing impulsivity in individuals with anxiety and depression who use Cannabis.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Trial
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- Increases in striatal response to reward anticipation relate to reductions in impulsivity in women with substance use disorders.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2026Article
- Modeling the Associations Between Personality, Cognition, and Social Determinants in Relation to Substance Use Disorder Severity in Community Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Development and validation of the Emotional Gambling Scale (EGS) in a community sample from Spain with recent history of gambling.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Measurement of Impulsivity and Its Role in Drug Use Behaviours and Related Health, Harm and Treatment Outcomes Among People Who Use Illicit Drugs-A Scoping Review.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2026Article
- Affective Factors in the Co-Occurrence of Personality Disorders and Substance Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2026Review
- Treatment Engagement and Trait and Behavioral Impulsivity Among Males and Females with Conduct Problems.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Prospective examination of how alcohol consumption might drive changes in urgency and drinking motives over the first year of college.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Dimensions of trait and task-based impulsivity associated with alcohol use disorder and history of suicidality.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Article
- Profiles of impulsivity and alcohol use: Unveiling personality, cognitive traits, and DSM diagnoses.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Grey Matter Volume in Substance Use: A Preregistered, Dimensional Approach to Disentangle Substance Use and Disorder Severity.Addiction biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough impulsive personality traits have been well implicated in substance use disorder (SUD) risk, little work has established how specific impulsive personality traits influence and are influenced by SUD psychotherapy outcomes. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively review existing work to examine 1) how impulsive personality traits affect SUD psychotherapy outcomes and 2) reductions in impulsive personality traits during SUD psychotherapy.
methodsStudies were identified by conducting a comprehensive review of the literature.
resultsFor aim one (k=6), significant effects were found for lack of premeditation (g=0.60, SE=0.30, 95% CI 0.01-1.20; z=1.99, p=0.05) and negative urgency (g=0.55, SE=0.17, 95% CI 0.22-0.88, z=3.30, p=0.001), with trait scores related to poorer SUD psychotherapy outcomes. For aim two (k=10), decreases in sensation seeking (g=-0.10, SE=0.05, 95% CI -0.20 to 0.004; z=-1.88, p=0.02) and negative urgency (g=-0.25, SE=0.14, 95% CI -0.53 to 0.03; z=-1.75, p=0.03) during SUD psychotherapy were significant.
conclusionsOverall, our quantitative synthesis suggests that lack of premeditation and negative urgency are related to poorer SUD psychotherapy outcomes. Although negative urgency and sensation seeking are decreasing during SUD psychotherapy, the magnitude of the change is quite small. Overall, we suggest that the measurement and targeting of impulsive personality traits in psychotherapy has strong potential to improve clinical outcomes across SUDs and a wide range of clinical problems and disorders.
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