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A French adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale: Confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of undergraduate students (2006)

Abstract
Impulsivity is an important and multifaceted psychological construct. Recently, Whiteside and Lynam (2001) have developed the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale that distinguishes four dimensions of impulsivity: Urgency, lack of Premeditation, lack of Perseverance, and Sensation seeking. In the present study, we investigated the psychometric properties of a French adaptation of the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale. Two hundred and thirty-four undergraduate students completed the UPPS Scale. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses revealed a four factors solution similar to that found in the original study. Also, the results indicated that there was good to very good internal reliability for the four subscales.

Publication details
Download http://hdl.handle.net/2268/2962
Publisher Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Gottingen
Repository ORBi - Open Repository and Bibliography (Belgium)
Keywords impulsivity, personality assessment, factor analysis, questionnaire validity, analyse factorielle, personnalité -- évaluation, validité (outil)
Type Article
Language English
Relation European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Eur J Psychol Assess