Table 5.

Component loadings in the short UPPS-P-G (3 factor components).

UPPS-P-G Items	1	2	3
1. I generally like to see things through to the end.	0.831
2. My thinking is usually careful and purposeful.	0.810
4. Unfinished tasks really bother me	0.741
5. I like to stop and think things over before I do them.	0.811
7. Once I get going on something I hate to stop.	0.746
11 I “squirm” at plays or lectures.	0.799
12 I am a careful thinker.	0.789
19 I act on the spur of the moment	0.783
3. When I am in great mood, I tend to get into situations that could cause me problems. (R)		0.665
6 When I feel bad, I will often do things I later regret in order to make myself feel better now. (R)		0.660
8. Sometimes when I feel bad, I can’t seem to stop what I am doing even though it is making me feel worse. (R)		0.676
10. I tend to lose control when I am in a great mood (R)		0.489
13. When I am upset I often act without thinking. (R)		0.642
15 I like to think about complex problems. (R)		0.684
20 I am a steady thinker. (R)		0.718
9. I quite enjoy taking risks (R)			0.688
14. I welcome new and exciting experiences and sensations, even if they are a little frightening and unconventional (R)			0.673
16 I would like to learn to fly an airplane. (R)			0.740
17 I act “on impulse.” (R)			0.587
18 I get easily bored when solving thought problems. (R)			0.726