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.

Geurten, Marie;Catale, Corinne;Gay, Philippe;Deplus, Sandrine;Billieux, Joël
(2018) Journal of Attention Disorders : a journal of theoretical and applied science — p. 1-10 (2018)

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  • Geurten, Marie
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  • Catale, Corinne
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  • Gay, Philippe
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  • Deplus, SandrineUCLouvain
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  • Billieux, JoëlUCLouvain
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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 (urgency-premeditation-perseverance-sensation seeking-positive urgency) Impulsive Behaviors 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 8-14 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, positive urgency, and negative urgency subscales were able to discriminate between children diagnosed with 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.
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Geurten, M., Catale, C., Gay, P., Deplus, S., & Billieux, J. (2018). 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. Journal of Attention Disorders : a journal of theoretical and applied science, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054718775831 (Original work published 2018)