The 21-item Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Revised (BIS-R-21): an alternative three-factor model

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Kapitány-Fövény, M, Urbán, R, Varga, G, Potenza, MN, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Szekely, A, Paksi, B, Kun, B, Farkas, J, Kökönyei, G and Demetrovics, Z, 2020. The 21-item Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Revised (BIS-R-21): an alternative three-factor model. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9 (2), pp. 225-246. ISSN 2062-5871

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00030

Abstract

Background and aims: Due to its important role in both healthy groups and those with physical, mental and behavioral disorders, impulsivity is a widely researched construct. Among various self-report questionnaires of impulsivity, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is arguably the most frequently used measure. Despite its international use, inconsistencies in the suggested factor structure of its latest version, the BIS-11, have been observed repeatedly in different samples. The goal of the present study was therefore to test the factor structure of the BIS-11 in several samples.

Methods: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on two representative samples of Hungarian adults (N 5 2,457; N 5 2,040) and a college sample (N 5 765).

Results: Analyses did not confirm the original model of the measure in any of the samples. Based on explorative factor analyses, an alternative three-factor model (cognitive impulsivity; behavioral impulsivity; and impatience/ restlessness) of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is suggested. The pattern of the associations between the three factors and aggression, exercise, smoking, alcohol use, and psychological distress supports the construct validity of this new model.

Discussion: The new measurement model of impulsivity was confirmed in two independent samples. However, it requires further cross-cultural validation to clarify the content of self-reported impulsivity in both clinical and nonclinical samples.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Creators:	Kapitány-Fövény, M., Urbán, R., Varga, G., Potenza, M.N., Griffiths, M.D., Szekely, A., Paksi, B., Kun, B., Farkas, J., Kökönyei, G. and Demetrovics, Z.
Publisher:	Akadémiai Kiadó
Date:	1 June 2020
Volume:	9
Number:	2
ISSN:	2062-5871
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1556/2006.2020.00030 DOI 1337894 Other
Rights:	© 2020 The Author(s). Open Access statement. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	29 Jun 2020 13:06
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 15:10
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40131