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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Assessment. 2020 Jul 17;28(3):796–812. doi: 10.1177/1073191120939161

Table 5.

Person-level criterion validity: Raw correlations between impulsive domain measures and behavioral/emotional problems.

Study 1 Study 2
Anger Anxiety Depression Alcohol Problems Alcohol Problems ODD Symptoms ADHD Symptoms
(Negative) Urgency Global self-report 0.62 0.55 0.51 0.31 0.42 0.55 0.62
EMA-aggregate 0.40 0.37 0.36 0.30 0.34 0.44 0.49
MSSD 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.15 0.19 0.42 0.46
Planning Global self-report −0.09 −0.08 −0.09 −0.30 −0.25 −0.31 −0.47
EMA-aggregate −0.16 −0.08 −0.15 −0.12 −0.22 −0.23 −0.32
MSSD 0.07 −0.05 −0.02 0.00 0.12 0.28 0.22
Persistence Global self-report −0.25 −0.34 −0.39 −0.09 −0.30 −0.48 −0.58
EMA-aggregate −0.26 −0.24 −0.28 −0.03 −0.25 −0.29 −0.34
MSSD 0.09 −0.01 0.05 −0.04 0.09 0.24 0.21
Sensation Seeking Global self-report 0.06 −0.05 0.00
EMA-aggregate 0.17 0.22 0.20
MSSD 0.08 0.36 0.22
Positive Urgency Global self-report 0.35 0.46 0.52
EMA-aggregate 0.32 0.39 0.37
MSSD 0.16 0.44 0.32

Note: MSSD = mean squared successive deviation; ODD = oppositional defiant disorder; ADHD = attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; EMA = ecological momentary assessment