Assessing the component structure of four self-report measures of impulsivity

Miller, Emily; Joseph, Stephen; Tudway, Jeremy

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2003.09.008

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“…It may be the case that speed of response initiation is more context-specific than other dimensions, leading to relatively low intercorrelations among scale items. The prominence of Impulsivity in theory and empirical work regarding temperament (e.g., Buss & Plomin, 1975;Schwebel, 2004) and personality (e.g., Miller, Joseph, & Tudway, 2004), combined with adequate cross-rater and longitudinal stability of this scale, support our decision to retain this scale in the ECBQ.The factor structure of the ECBQ was consistent across the two samples. In addition, the three factors were highly similar to those that have emerged in analysis of comparable finegrained measures suitable to infants (e.g., Gartstein & Rothbart, 2003) and older children ).…”

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Measurement of fine-grained aspects of toddler temperament: The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire

Putnam

Gartstein

Rothbart

2006

Infant Behavior and Development

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This article describes the development, reliability, and factor structure of a finely differentiated (18 dimensions) parent-report measure of temperament in 1.5 to 3-year-old children, using a crosssectional sample (N = 317) and a longitudinal sample of primary (N = 104) and secondary (N = 61) caregivers. Adequate internal consistency was demonstrated for all scales and moderate interrater reliability was evident for most scales. Longitudinal stability correlations were primarily large over 6-and 12-month spans and moderate to large from 18 to 36 months. Factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure of Surgency/Extraversion, Negative Affectivity, and Effortful Control. In both samples and for both primary and secondary caregivers, older children received higher scores for Attention Focusing, Discomfort, Inhibitory Control, and Positive Anticipation. Primary caregivers rated females higher in Fear, and lower in High-intensity Pleasure, than males; secondary caregivers rated females higher than males in several aspects of Effortful Control.Increases in the number of empirical studies of temperament in recent years (Rothbart & Bates, 1998, in press) have been matched by an expanded and more finely defined list of dimensions considered within the temperament realm. Although fine-grained instruments have been developed to assess temperament in infants (Gartstein & Rothbart, 2003) and older children (Rothbart, Ahadi, Hershey, & Fisher, 2001), an analogous instrument appropriate for use with children between the ages of 1 and 3 has not been made available. The current study describes the psychometric characteristics, factor structure, and demographic correlates of an instrument designed to fill this gap: the Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ).The ECBQ was originally designed to supplement the Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire (TBAQ; Goldsmith, 1996), a widely-used parent-report temperament questionnaire for young children. The TBAQ includes 108 items that address five aspects of temperament: Activity Level, Pleasure, Social Fearfulness, Anger Proneness, and Interest/ Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Sam Putnam, Department of Psychology, Bowdoin College, 6900 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011. Persistence. Goldsmith (1996) documented internal consistency and interrater reliability of the instrument, as well as convergence with other temperament measures. Subsequent studies (e.g., Eiden, Edwards, & Leonard, 2004;Kochanska & Knaack, 2003;Lemery, Goldsmith, Klinnert, & Mrazek, 1999) have provided support for the construct validity of the instrument. The value of this measure is further indicated by successful translations to Japanese (Kusanagi, Chen, & Hoshi, 2000), Spanish (Salinas, Montesinos, & Carnicero, 1999), and Dutch (Van Bakel & Riksen-Walraven, 2004).Several aspects of temperament assessed by the new instrument, but not the TBAQ, reflect differences between our theoretical approach and the approach that guided the creation of the TBAQ. Whereas Gold...

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Measurement of fine-grained aspects of toddler temperament: The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire

Putnam

Gartstein

Rothbart

2006

Infant Behavior and Development

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643

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“…However, it may be important in future research of this eating disorder to investigate alternative measures of impulsivity, as this construct has historically proved difficult to satisfactorily define. 21 While previous research suggest no difference in Axis II disorders between the two eating groups, 3 if this suicidality is associated with disordered personality styles in the current study then this would represent a negative prognostic factor for BN-P compared to EDNOS-P. 22 The findings from this study should be interpreted in the light of two important limitations. First, there was a moderate response rate for the current study.…”

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A retrospective comparison of purging type disorders: Eating disorder not otherwise specified and bulimia nervosa

Wade

2006

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective: In light of recent research indicating the clinical significance of eating disorder not otherwise specifiedpurging only (EDNOS-P), differences between women with lifetime bulimia nervosa purging subtype (BN-P) and EDNOS-P were examined.Method: Three groups of women were examined, a control group (n ¼ 684) and two groups with lifetime eating disorders: BN-P (n ¼ 22), and EDNOS-P (n ¼ 53).Results: Women with lifetime BN-P were significantly more likely to use vomiting than women with EDNOS-P but the latter group relied more on laxative abuse. Compared with controls, women with both eating disorders had higher weight and shape concern, dietary restraint, lifetime major depression, and suicidality. The BN-P group had significantly higher eating concern, dietary restraint, and suicidality than the EDNOS-P group. Conclusion:In accordance with previous research examining women with current eating disorders, EDNOS-P is indicated to be clinically significant. On the whole, the pattern of results indicated that EDNOS-P lies somewhere between BN-P and healthy controls in its clinical significance. V V C 2006 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…What is more intriguing is the observation that motor impulsivity counterpredicts depressive mood, thus providing some protective effect. In view of the two suggested dimensions of motor impulsivity: functional and dysfunctional; such a notion is not unwarranted (Miller, Joseph, & Tudway, 2004). Hence, the functional dimension of motor impulsivity, i.e.…”

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Depressive Expression and Anti-Depressive Protection in Adolescence: Stress, Positive Affect, Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Lindahl¹,

Archer²

2013

PSYCH

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Assessing the component structure of four self-report measures of impulsivity

Cited by 108 publications

References 22 publications

Measurement of fine-grained aspects of toddler temperament: The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire

Measurement of fine-grained aspects of toddler temperament: The Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire

A retrospective comparison of purging type disorders: Eating disorder not otherwise specified and bulimia nervosa

Depressive Expression and Anti-Depressive Protection in Adolescence: Stress, Positive Affect, Motivation and Self-Efficacy

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