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. 2014 Sep;39(9):1372-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.013. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Examination of a short English version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale

Melissa A Cyders  1 , Andrew K Littlefield  2 , Scott Coffey  3 , Kenny A Karyadi  4
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Examination of a short English version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale

Melissa A Cyders et al. Addict Behav. 2014 Sep.

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.

Keywords: Impulsivity; Risky behaviors; Short form.

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Five-factor (Panel A) and three factor (Panel B) models of the Short UPPS-P (SUPPSP), with individual SUPPS-P items identified as single item indicators of underlying factors and indicated with item numbers. Note. * p < 0.01.
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