Measuring impulsivity in Children: Adaptation and Validation of a Short Version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behaviors Scale in Children and Investigation of Its Links with ADHD
[en] Objective: Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct known to play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of a wide range of problematic behaviors and psychological disorders in children.
Method: In this study, we adapted the short French adult version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale for use with children (short UPPS-P-C) and tested its psychometric properties.
Results: Confirmatory factor analyses conducted on a sample of 425 children (aged from 8 to 14 years) supported the five-factor structure of the scale. Additional analyses emphasized the good internal and test-retest reliability of the short UPPS-P-C. Furthermore, our results also revealed that lack of premeditation and urgency subscales were able to discriminate between children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their matched controls.
Conclusion: These results suggest that the short UPPS-P-C may be considered as a promising time-saving tool to assess impulsivity traits in healthy children and in children with psychiatric disorders.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Geurten, Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Neuropsychologie
Catale, Corinne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Neuropsychologie
Gay, Philippe
Deplus, Sandrine
Billieux, Joël
Language :
English
Title :
Measuring impulsivity in Children: Adaptation and Validation of a Short Version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behaviors Scale in Children and Investigation of Its Links with ADHD
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Journal of Attention Disorders
ISSN :
1087-0547
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, New York, United States - New York
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