How impulsivity is related to intelligence and academic achievement.
This study investigated the relationships between impulsivity, intelligence, and academic failure in a sample of 241 secondary school students who completed Thurstone's (1938) Primary Mental Abilities (PMA) test and Dickman's (1990) and Barratt's (1985) impulsivity questionnaires (DII and BIS-10, respectively). Results show an inverse relationship between impulsivity and intelligence, specific to the scales with higher loadings on crystallized intelligence, and a positive relationship between impulsivity and academic failure. These results indicate that impulsivity is not directly related to intelligence and may act as a moderator variable between individuals' resources and their achievements.
Vigil-Colet
Andreu
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Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y Psicología, Crtra. Valls s/n, 43007-Tarragona, Spain. avc@fcep.urv.es
Morales-Vives
Fabia
F
D000293:Adolescent; D001076:Aptitude; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires