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Parsing the heterogeneity of impulsivity: A meta-analytic review of the behavioral implications of the UPPS for psychopathology.

Berg, Joanna M., Latzman, Robert D., Bliwise, Nancy G., Lilienfeld, Scott O.·2015·Psychological Assessment

Abstract

The construct of impulsivity is implicated in a wide variety of psychopathology. However, the heterogeneous factors or subcomponents that differentially predict outcomes are still in the process of being parsed. The present review and meta-analysis focuses on the psychopathological correlates of the Negative Urgency, (lack of) Premeditation, (lack of) perseverance, Sensation Seeking, and Positive Urgency (UPPS/UPPS-P; Whiteside & Lynam, 2001). which provides a relatively new model of impulsivity that posits 5 potentially overlapping pathways to impulsive action. The present meta-analysis included 115 studies that used the UPPS, with a total of 40,432 participants. Findings suggested that the Negative Urgency pathway to impulsivity demonstrated the greatest correlational effect sizes across all forms of psychopathology, with the Positive Urgency pathway demonstrating a pattern of correlations similar to that of Negative Urgency. These findings raise questions regarding the conceptual and practical separability of these pathways. Lack of Premeditation and Lack of Perseverance also demonstrated similar correlational patterns, suggesting that further investigation of the distinctiveness of these pathways is warranted.

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  • Positive and negative urgency are affect-related impulsivity traits that play a crucial role in addictive-like behaviours and are strong trans-diagnostic predictors of psychopathological symptoms.

    “Positive and negative urgency are affect-related impulsivity traits that play a crucial role in addictive-like behaviours41–44 and also constitute strong trans-diagnostic predictors of psychopathological symptoms (for a meta-analysis, see45).”
  • A recent meta-analysis found that the effect size for negative urgency with response inhibition was robust in a clinical sample (weighted mean r = .34) but was very small in a student and a community sample (weighted mean r = .12).

    “A recent meta-analysis45 found that the effect size for negative urgency with response inhibition was robust in a clinical sample (weighted mean r = . 34) but was very small in a student and a community sample (weighted mean r = . 12).”

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Authors
Berg, J. M., Latzman, R. D., Bliwise, N. G., & Lilienfeld, S. O.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Georgia State University (US)
Venue
Psychological Assessment
Published
2015
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
1129-1146
ISSN
  • 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-134X
OpenAlex
W2332638583
Cited by
572
References
195
Citations by year
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FWCI
56.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
impulsivity, UPP, UPPS-P, negative urgency, positive urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance, sensation seeking, psychopathology, behavioral effects
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Models, Psychological, Psychological Tests, Psychopathology

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