Impulsivity: Self‐report and Performance Measure

Abstract

Summary. A sample of 98 boys, aged 11–12 years, completed the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory and were individually administered Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures test of reflection/impulsivity. Four groups were formed on the basis of median splits on two indices of impulsivity and a two‐way analysis of variance was carried out against Eysenck's personality dimensions and an additional impulsivity factor derived from the same inventory. The fact that no main effects or interactions were obtained for any self‐report measure was discussed with reference to other failures to validate the JEPI.

Impulsivity and speed–accuracy strategies in discrimination learning

“…Regarding the correlations between SAT and personality, our results are in line with previous research in which SAT scores did not show significant correlations with questionnaire measures of impulsivity (Bentler & McClain, 1976;Cairns & Harbison, 1975;Carretero-Dios et al, 2009;Glow et al, 1983;Victor et al, 1985). As mentioned earlier in the Introduction section, when SAT scores are considered as a measure of R-I cognitive style, they are not expected to correlate with measures of personality.…”

“…Additionally, when SAT scores are considered a measure of cognitive style, they are not supposed to correlate with measures of impulsivity as a personality trait. In this regard, research has been relatively consistent in showing absence of correlation between SAT scores and questionnaire measures of impulsivity (Bentler & McClain, 1976;Cairns & Harbison, 1975;Carretero-Dios et al, 2009;Glow, Lange, Glow, & Barnett, 1983;Victor, Halverson, & Montague, 1985). However, the independence of the two constructs has also been called into question (Block, Block, & Harrington, 1974;Block, Gjerde, & Block, 1986).…”

Relationships among Impulsiveness, Locus of Control, Sex, and Music Practice

“…Several researchers have suggested that impulsivity may be a multidimensional construct that can be measured in several different ways (e.g., behavioral, self-report) (e.g., Barratt, Orozco-Cabal, & Moeller, 2004;Cairns & Harbison, 1975). Eysenck, Pearson, Easting, and Allsop (1985) suggest that there may be two distinct components of impulsivity, impulsiveness (i.e., the tendency to act on &dquo;the spur of the moment&dquo; without regard for consequences) and venturesomeness (i.e., a willingness to take action in the face of risks) (Eysenck, 1984).…”