title: Psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the UPPS-P impulsive behavior scale: reliability, validity and association with trait and cognitive impulsivity.
abstract: Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct central to several forms of psychopathology. Recently, Lynam, Smith, Whiteside, and Cyders (2006) developed the UPPS-P scale, a multidimensional inventory that assesses 5 personality pathways contributing to impulsive behavior: negative urgency, lack of perseverance, lack of premeditation, sensation seeking, and positive urgency. In this study, we aimed (a) to analyze the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the UPPS-P scale and (b) to explore the relationship between the different dimensions of the UPPS-P scale and conceptually related constructs including trait measures derived from different models of impulsive personality (the Gray's [1987] and Plutchik's [1984] models) and a state measure of cognitive impulsivity, the Delay-Discounting Test (Kirby, Petry, & Bickel, 1999). We administered the UPPS-P scale along with the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (Torrubia, Avila, Molto, & Caseras, 2001), the Plutchik Impulsivity Scale (Plutchik & Van Praag, 1989), and the Delay-Discounting Test to a sample of 150 undergraduate students. Results showed that the Spanish adaptation of the UPPS-P scale have appropriate psychometric properties. Different dimensions of the UPPS-P were differentially associated with predicted conceptually related constructs. We conclude that the Spanish adaptation of the UPPS-P scale is a useful instrument for fine-grained assessment of impulsivity in Spanish-speaking adult population.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluacion y Tratamiento Psicologico, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain. averdejo@ugr.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verdejo-García
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: Maribel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moya
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alcázar
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult