Do different facets of impulsivity predict different types of aggression?
This study examined the relations between impulsivity-related traits (as assessed by the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale) and aggressive behaviors. Results indicated that UPPS-P Lack of Premeditation and Sensation Seeking were important in predicting general violence. In contrast, UPPS-P Urgency was most useful in predicting intimate partner violence. To further explore relations between intimate partner violence and Urgency, a measure of autonomic response to pleasant and aversive stimuli and facets of Neuroticism from the NEO PI-R were used as control variables. Autonomic responsivity was correlated with intimate partner violence at the zero-order level, and predicted significant variance in intimate partner violence in regression equations. However, UPPS-P Urgency was able to account for unique variance in intimate partner violence, above and beyond measures of Neuroticism and arousal. Implications regarding the use of a multifaceted conceptualization of impulsivity in the prediction of different types of violent behavior are discussed.
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40506-0044, USA. kjdere2@uky.edu
Karen
K
Derefinko
C Nathan
CN
DeWall
Amanda V
AV
Metze
Erin C
EC
Walsh
Donald R
DR
Lynam
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013216:Reflex, Startle / Q000502:physiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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