Understanding the construct of impulsivity and its relationship to alcohol use disorders

DM Dick, G Smith, P Olausson, SH Mitchell… - Addiction …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
There are well‐established links between impulsivity and alcohol use in humans and other
model organisms; however, the etiological nature of these associations remains unclear …

Behavioral and biological indicators of impulsivity in the development of alcohol use, problems, and disorders

CW Lejuez, JF Magidson, SH Mitchell… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are a devastating public health problem. The construct of
impulsivity is biologically based and heritable, and its various dimensions are relevant for …

Rethinking impulsivity in suicide

ED Klonsky, A May - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010 - Guilford Press
Elevated impulsivity is thought to facilitate the transition from suicidal thoughts to suicidal
behavior. Therefore, impulsivity should distinguish those who have attempted suicide …

Can adolescents learn self-control? Delay of gratification in the development of control over risk taking

D Romer, AL Duckworth, S Sznitman, S Park - Prevention science, 2010 - Springer
Recent findings from developmental neuroscience suggest that the adolescent brain is too
immature to exert control over impulsive drives, such as sensation seeking, that increase …

The role of urgency and its underlying psychological mechanisms in problematic behaviours

J Billieux, P Gay, L Rochat, M Van der Linden - Behaviour research and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The urgency facet of impulsivity, that is, the tendency to act rashly in response to intense
emotional contexts [Cyders, MA, & Smith, GT (2008). Emotion-based dispositions to rash …

A multimethod analysis of impulsivity in nonsuicidal self-injury.

CR Glenn, ED Klonsky - Personality disorders: Theory, research …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
Impulsivity has been proposed as an important construct in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI).
Yet, research on the relationship of impulsivity to NSSI has been mixed. The present study …

Sensitivity to reward and punishment in eating disorders

A Harrison, N O'Brien, C Lopez, J Treasure - Psychiatry research, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to collate and summarise the self-report data regarding
anomalies in sensitivity to reward and punishment in eating disorders (ED) with use of a …

Impulsivity as a personality trait

CG DeYoung, AR Rueter - Handbook of self-regulation: Research …, 2010 - books.google.com
I mpulsivity is one of the most frequently examined constructs in psychology, and rightly so.
Perhaps nothing better characterizes the dilemmas of human existence than the difficulty of …

Longitudinal validation of the acquired preparedness model of drinking risk.

RF Settles, M Cyders, GT Smith - Psychology of Addictive …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
This paper reports on the first longitudinal test of the Acquired Preparedness (AP) model of
alcoholism risk, which holds that individual differences in key personality traits influence …

Psychometric properties of a spanish version of the UPPS–P impulsive behavior scale: reliability, validity and association with trait and cognitive impulsivity

A Verdejo-García, Ó Lozano, M Moya… - Journal of personality …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct central to several forms of psychopathology. Recently,
developed the UPPS–P scale, a multidimensional inventory that assesses 5 personality …