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Do different facets of impulsivity predict different types of aggression?
Author(s) -
Derefinko Karen,
DeWall C. Nathan,
Metze Amanda V.,
Walsh Erin C.,
Lynam Donald R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/ab.20387
Subject(s) - aggression , impulsivity , psychology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , clinical psychology , medical emergency , developmental psychology , medicine , pathology
This study examined the relations between impulsivity‐related traits (as assessed by the UPPS‐P Impulsive Behavior Scale) and aggressive behaviors. Results indicated that UPPS‐P Lack of Premeditation and Sensation Seeking were important in predicting general violence. In contrast, UPPS‐P Urgency was most useful in predicting intimate partner violence. To further explore relations between intimate partner violence and Urgency, a measure of autonomic response to pleasant and aversive stimuli and facets of Neuroticism from the NEO PI‐R were used as control variables. Autonomic responsivity was correlated with intimate partner violence at the zero‐order level, and predicted significant variance in intimate partner violence in regression equations. However, UPPS‐P Urgency was able to account for unique variance in intimate partner violence, above and beyond measures of Neuroticism and arousal. Implications regarding the use of a multifaceted conceptualization of impulsivity in the prediction of different types of violent behavior are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 37:223–233, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.