Table 1.
Correlations among disinhibition, impulsigenic traits, and externalizing problems and negative affectivity.
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | .61** [.54, .66] | .50** [.42, .57] | .33** [.24, .42] | .39** [.30, .47] | .26** [.16, .35] | .57** [.49, .63] | .36** [.28, .45] | |
| 2. Negative Urgency | .63** [.55, .69] | -- | .71** [.66, .76] | .36** [.27, .44] | .32** [.23, .41] | .24** [.15, .33] | .51** [.43, .58] | .54** [.47, .61] |
| 3. Positive Urgency | .59** [.52, .66] | .75** [.70, .79] | -- | .34** [.25, .42] | .35** [.26, .43] | .31** [.22, .39] | .42** [.33, .49] | .40** [.32, .48] |
| 4. Lack of Premeditation | .23** [.12, .33] | .08 [−.03, .19] | −.02 [−.13, .09] | -- | .55** [.47, .61] | .08 [−.02, .18] | .21** [.11, .30] | .10* [.00, .20] |
| 5. Lack of Perseverance | .43** [.34, .52] | .29** [.19, .39] | .24** [.13, .34] | .58** [.51, .65] | -- | −.05 [−.14, .05] | .23** [.13, .32] | .16** [.07, .26] |
| 6. Sensation Seeking | .37** [.27, .47] | .48** [.39, .56] | .56** [.48, .63] | .06 [−.05, .17] | −.01 [−.12, .11] | -- | .26** [.17, .35] | −.03 [−.13, .07] |
| 7. Manifest Externalizing Factor | .41** [.31, .50] | .30** [.20, .40] | .33** [.23, .43] | .21** [.10, .31] | .25** [.14, .35] | .26** [.16, .36] | -- | .37** [.29, .45] |
| 8. Manifest Negative Affectivity Factor | .26** [.15, .36] | .28** [.17, .38] | .13* [.02, .24] | .03 [−.08, .14] | .30** [.20, .40] | −.14* [−.24, −.02] | .24** [.13, .34] | -- |
Note. Values above the diagonal represent correlations from Sample 1 (N = 400); values above the diagonal represent correlations from Sample 2 (N = 308). Values in square brackets indicate the 95% confidence interval of the correlation coefficient.
p < .05,
p < .01.
In Sample 1, the Externalizing Factor was derived from a SEM with the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Brief form, Rutgers Alcohol Problems Index, Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire-Reactive scale, and Indirect Aggression Scale-Social and -Malicious Humor scales, and the Negative Affectivity Factor was derived from the PANAS-NA scale, Emotional Reactivity Scale-Sensitivity and -Arousal scales. In Sample 2, the Externalizing Factor was derived from a ESEM of the SCID-II Personality Disorder Questionnaire and was most prominently influenced by symptoms of Narcissistic, Conduct/Antisocial, and Histrionic Personality Disorder, and the Negative Affectivity Factor was most prominently influenced by symptoms of Depressive, Avoidant, and Dependent Personality Disorder.