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Short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (SUPPS-P)

Portuguese version

Pechorro, P., Revilla, R., Palma, V., Nunes, C., Martins, C., & Cyders, M. (2021). Examination of the SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale among male and female youth: Psychometrics and invariance. Children, 8, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040283

Original version

Whiteside, S.P., & Lynam, D.R. (2001). The five factor model and impulsivity: Using a structural model of personality to understand impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 669–689. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00064-7

Lynam, D.R., Smith, G.T., Whiteside, S.A., & Cyders, M.A. (2006). The UPPS-P: Assessing Five Personality Pathways to Impulsive Behavior (Technical Report). West Lafayette: Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Theoretical background

The SUPPS-P Impulsivity Scale is a short self-report questionnaire designed to measure impulsivity derived from the original UPPS-P. It encompasses five factors with four items each (total of 20 items): Negative urgency, Lack of perseverance, Lack of premeditation, Sensation seeking, and Positive urgency. All items are formatted as 4-point ordinal scales (from 1=Strongly agree, to 4 =Strongly disagree). After reversing the appropriate items, factor scores are attained by summing the respective items. An elevated prevalence of impulsivity is reflected in higher scores.

Description

Assessment Domain: Impulsivity.

Type of Instrument: Self-report questionnaire.

Number of items: 20 items.

Contacts

Pedro Pechorro (ppechorro@gmail.com)

References

  1. Lynam, D.R., Smith, G.T., Whiteside, S.A., & Cyders, M.A. (2006). The UPPS-P: Assessing Five Personality Pathways to Impulsive Behavior (Technical Report). West Lafayette: Indianapolis, IN, USA.
  2. Pechorro, P., Revilla, R., Palma, V., Nunes, C., Martins, C., & Cyders, M. (2021). Examination of the SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale among male and female youth: Psychometrics and invariance. Children, 8, 283. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040283
  3. Whiteside, S.P., & Lynam, D.R. (2001). The five factor model and impulsivity: Using a structural model of personality to understand impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 669–689. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00064-7