Do different facets of impulsivity predict different types of aggression?
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| Abstract | :
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. |
| Year of Publication | :
1969
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| Journal | :
Aggressive behavior
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| Volume | :
37
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| Issue | :
3
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| Number of Pages | :
223-33
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| Date Published | :
1969
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| ISSN Number | :
0096-140X
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| URL | :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.20387
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| DOI | :
10.1002/ab.20387
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| Short Title | :
Aggress Behav
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