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Published in final edited form as: Clin Psychol Rev. 2008 Sep 7;28(8):1413–1425. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2008.09.001

Table 3.

Studies analyzed for each type of impulsivity

Sensation Seeking
Study N Design Weighted ES
Abbate- Daga, et al., 2005 260 Group comparison .34
Baker, 1998 196 Continuous symptom measure .04
Berg, et al., 2000 57 Group comparison .08
Brookings & Wilson, 1994 137 Continuous symptom measure .12
Claes, et al., 2005 143 Continuous symptom measure .10
Claes, et al., 2006 105 Group comparison .04
Claes, et al., 2002 133 Group comparison −.13
Fassino, et al., 2001 95 Group comparison .21
Fassino, et al., 2002 202 Group comparison .19
Fassino, et al., 2003 57 Group comparison .30
Fischer & Smith, 2008 246 Continuous symptom measure −.04
Fischer, et al., 2007 66 Group comparison .13
Gendall, et al., 1998 223 Group comparison .08
Nagata, et al., 2003 176 Group comparison −.11
Newton, et al., 1993 85 Group comparison .03
Rossier, et al., 2000 112 Group comparison .29
Rosval, et al., 2006 138 Group comparison .34
Schumaker, et al, 1986 65 Group comparison −.01
Steiger, et al., 1991 667 Group comparison .34
Vervaet, et al, 2003 318 Continuous symptom measure .27
Urgency
Study N Design Weighted ES
Brookings & Wilson, 1994 137 Continuous symptom measure .50
Bruce, et al., 2002 67 Group comparison .42
Claes, et al., 2006 106 Group comparison .25
Claes, et al., 2005 146 Continuous symptom measure .50
Fischer, et al., 2007 66 Group comparison .44
Fischer & Smith, 2008 246 Continuous symptom measure .22
Fischer, et al., 2004 217 Continuous symptom measure .25
Fischer, et al., 2003 291 Continuous symptom measure .30
Fischer, et al., 2003 101 Continuous symptom measure .49
Heaven, et al., 2001 167 Continuous symptom measure .56
Lyke & Spinella, 2004 112 Continuous symptom measure .42
Newton, et al., 1993 85 Group comparison .14
Rosval, et al., 2006 138 Group comparison .58
Steiger, et al., 2001 48 Group comparison .30
Steiger, et al., 2000 51 Group comparison .66
Lack of Persistence
Study N Design Weighted ES
Abbate Daga, et al., 2005 260 Group comparison .11
Claes, et al., 2005 143 Continuous symptom measure .39
Fassino, et al., 2002 202 Group comparison −.02
Fassino, et al., 2001 95 Group comparison .10
Fischer & Smith, 2008 246 Continuous symptom measure .11
Fischer, et al., 2007 66 Group comparison .22
Gendall, et al., 1998 162 Group comparison .11
Heaven, et al., 2001 167 Continuous symptom measure .17
Nagata, et al., 2003 176 Group comparison −.26
Rossier, et al., 2000 112 Group comparison .09
Schumaker, et al., 1986 65 Group comparison −.14
Tylka & Subich, 1999 169 Group comparison .13
Vervaet, et al,, 2003 318 Continuous symptom measure .09
Lack of Planning/Deliberation
Study N Method Weighted Effect Size
Baker, 1998 196 Continuous symptom measure .25
Benjamin & Wulfert, 2005 335 Continuous symptom measure .13
Bruce, et al., 2002 69 Group Comparison .34
Casper, et al., 1992 28 Group Comparison .14
Claes, et al., 2005 146 Continuous symptom measure .39
Claes, et al., 2006 105 Group Comparison .07
Claes, et al., 2006 105 Group Comparison .06
Claes, et al., 2002 133 Group Comparison .17
Culbert & Klump, 2005 500 Continuous symptom measure .18
Diaz-Marsa, et al., 2000 102 Continuous symptom measure .23
Fassino, et al., 2002 202 Group Comparison .19
Fischer, et al., 2003 291 Continuous symptom measure .06
Fischer, et al., 2003 101 Continuous symptom measure .19
Fischer & Smith, 2008 246 Continuous symptom measure .06
Fischer, et al., 2007 66 Group comparison .10
Fossati, et al., 2001 663 Group comparison .18
Franko & Omori, 1999 124 Group comparison 0
Harnden —Fischer, 2000 352 Group comparison .20
Heaven, et al., 2001 167 Continuous symptom measure .21
Kane, et al., 2004 43 Group comparison .54
Kent, et al., 1997 48 Continuous symptom measure .50
Klump, et al., 2002 512 Continuous symptom measure .07
Lehoux & Howe, 2007 78 Group comparison .37
Leon, et al., 1999 736 Continuous symptom measure .05
Loxton & Dawe, 2007 131 Continuous symptom measure .19
Lyke & Spinella, 2004 112 Continuous symptom measure .17
Newton, et al., 1993 85 Group comparison .19
Shaye, et al., 1986 64 Group comparison .12
Steiger, et al., 1999 51 Continuous symptom measure .26
Steiger, et al., 2000 51 Group Comparison .32
Steiger, et al., 2001 48 Group Comparison .21
Steiger, et al., 2003 85 Group Comparison .44
Steiger et al., 2004 121 Group comparison .45
Stice, et al., 2001 231 Continuous symptom measure .08
Stice & Agras, 1998 218 Continuous symptoms measure .06
Stein, et al., 2002 26 Group comparison 0
Rosval, et al., 2006 138 Group comparison .21
Wolfe, et al., 1994 40 Group Comparison .62