title: Examination of a short English version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale.
abstract: The current study examines a recently developed short English version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale. Participants were 251 undergraduate students (59.3% male; mean age=21.16 (SD=4.18); 72% Caucasian). The short version generally replicated the internal consistency (0.74-0.88 across subscales) and inter-scale correlations of the full English UPPS-P. Moreover, the estimated loss of shared variance was small (0%-6.4% reductions across subscales) as compared to a 66% time-savings. Structural equation modeling replicated previously supported factor structures and relationships to external outcomes using the full UPPS-P. This short UPPS-P scale should be considered a valid and reliable alternative to the full UPPS-P in English-speaking non-clinical adult samples.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Department of Psychology, United States.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cyders
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University, Department of Psychology, United States.
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Littlefield
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, United States.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.affiliation: Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Department of Psychology, United States. Electronic address: kkaryadi@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Kenny A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Karyadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Impulsivity; Risky behaviors; Short form