Neuropsychological profiles of three subtypes of impulsivity in the general population : a young adults study
Abstract: The impulsivity construct has been investigated in the psychological literature as both a personality factor and a manifestation of the cognitive functioning of individuals. In addition, an increasing number of studies have shown that impulsivity is not a unitary concept and that it must be conceived of as several subtypes. We investigated whether a self-report test of three types of impulsivity could be a good predictor of cognitive functioning in healthy individuals. The sample was composed of 230 subjects (65% women) with a mean age of 28.4 years (SD = 13.6 years) from the general population of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The sample was evaluated using the Questionnaire on Compulsive Urgency, Sensation Seeking, and Impulsive Improvidence (CUBI-18; Squillace Louhau, & Picón Janerio, 2019), which measures three impulsivity subtypes. A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to measure not only executive-attentional functioning, verbal and non-verbal fluency, and speed of processing, but also strategies in the decision-making process. The results showed a differential profile of the three subtypes of impulsivity. Compulsive Urgency was associated with greater executive- attentional difficulties, Impulsive Improvidence with lower fluency in processing nonverbal information, and Sensation Seeking with better general cognitive performance and risk-taking during decision-making.
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| Format: | Artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Universidad de San Buenaventura
2019
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| Subjects: | IMPULSIVIDAD, PERSONALIDAD, PROCESO COGNITIVO, SENSACION, NEUROPSICOLOGIA, PSICOLOGIA, ADULTOS JOVENES, |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/9187 |
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