Table 1.
Separation of Impulsivity into Theoretical Categorizations
Disposition | Measure | Reference* |
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Lack of planning | NEO-PI-R deliberation scale | Costa and McCrae (1992) |
Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire control scale | Tellegen (1982) | |
Personality Research Form impulsivity scale | Jackson (1984) | |
Eysenck’s I-7 impulsivity scale | Eysenck et al. (1985) | |
Temperament and Character Inventory impulsivity scale | Cloninger (1987) | |
Buss and Plomin’s decision time scale | Buss and Plomin (1975) | |
Barratt’s lack of planning and motor impulsivity scales | Patton et al. (1995) | |
Barratt’s attentional impulsivity | Patton et al. (1995) | |
UPPS | Whiteside and Lynam (2001) | |
Differential Personality Inventory | Jackson and Messick (1971) | |
Lack of perseverance | NEO-PI-R self-discipline scale | Costa and McCrae (1992) |
Sensation Seeking Scale disinhibition and boredom susceptibility | Zuckerman (1994) | |
Buss and Plomin’s persistence scale | Buss and Plomin (1975) | |
UPPS | Whiteside and Lynam, 2001 | |
Sensation seeking | Sensation Seeking Scale, thrill and adventure seeking | Zuckerman et al. (1964) |
Buss and Plomin’s sensation seeking scale | Buss and Plomin (1975) | |
Eysenck’s venturesomeness scale | Eysenck et al. (1985) | |
NEO-PI-R excitement seeking scale | Costa and McCrae (1992) | |
Dickman’s functional impulsivity scale | Dickman (1990) | |
UPPS | Whiteside and Lynam (2001) | |
Negative urgency | Inhibitory control | Buss and Plomin (1975) |
NEO-PI-R impulsiveness scale | Costa and McCrae (1992) | |
Barratt’s attentional impulsivity | Patton, Stanford and Barratt (1995) | |
UPPS | Whiteside and Lynam (2001) | |
Positive urgency | UPPS-P | Lynam, Smith, Whiteside, and Cyders (2006) |
Note. Table reproduced in part from Dick et al. (2010) with author permission.
Full citations for these references are included in the supplemental online materials.