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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2020

The 21-item Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Revised (BIS-R-21): An alternative three-factor model.

Máté Kapitány-Fövény, Róbert Urbán, Gábor Varga, Marc N Potenza, Mark D Griffiths, Anna Szekely, Borbála Paksi, Bernadette Kun, Judit Farkas, Gyöngyi Kökönyei and 1 more

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05845164 (Impulsivity Mediation Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Paired With Acceptance Commitment Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy for Substance Use Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers.

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NCT05845164 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Impulsivity Mediation Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Paired With Acceptance Commitment Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy for Substance Use Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2023 to 2023Enrolled30ConditionsSubstance Use Disorders, Substance Abuse, Substance UseArmstDCS, tDCS Sham
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Máté Kapitány-Fövény1Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-0850-8699
Róbert Urbán3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Gábor Varga3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Marc N Potenza4Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling and Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA.
Mark D Griffiths5International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Anna Szekely3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Borbála Paksi6Institute of Education, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Bernadette Kun3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Judit Farkas2Nyírő Gyula National Institute of Psychiatry and Addictions, Budapest, Hungary.
Gyöngyi Kökönyei3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Zsolt Demetrovics3Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Funding

Neural mechanisms of CBT in cocaine dependence (Gender Differences Supplement)R01DA035058 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CARROLL, KATHLEEN M., POTENZA, MARC N · 2013 to 2016
$2.3M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA035058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsDue to its important role in both healthy groups and those with physical, mental and behavioral disorders, impulsivity is a widely researched construct. Among various self-report questionnaires of impulsivity, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is arguably the most frequently used measure. Despite its international use, inconsistencies in the suggested factor structure of its latest version, the BIS-11, have been observed repeatedly in different samples. The goal of the present study was therefore to test the factor structure of the BIS-11 in several samples.

methodsExploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on two representative samples of Hungarian adults (N = 2,457; N = 2,040) and a college sample (N = 765).

resultsAnalyses did not confirm the original model of the measure in any of the samples. Based on explorative factor analyses, an alternative three-factor model (cognitive impulsivity; behavioral impulsivity; and impatience/restlessness) of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is suggested. The pattern of the associations between the three factors and aggression, exercise, smoking, alcohol use, and psychological distress supports the construct validity of this new model. DISCUSSION: The new measurement model of impulsivity was confirmed in two independent samples. However, it requires further cross-cultural validation to clarify the content of self-reported impulsivity in both clinical and nonclinical samples.

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AdolescentAdultFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansHungaryImpulsive BehaviorMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsYoung Adultalternative factor structureBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleBIS-11confirmatory factor analysisimpulsivityrepresentative sample

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PMID32609636
PMCPMC8939423

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