An Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, 11th Version in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents

Perceptual and Motor Skills - Tập 104 Số 3_suppl - Trang 1169-1182 - 2007
Shuqiao Yao1, Yang Hui-qin1, Xiongzhao Zhu1, Randy P. Auerbach2, John R. Z. Abela2, Ryan W. Pulleyblank2, Xi Tong2
1Medical Psychological Research Center Central South University
2McGill University

Tóm tắt

The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese translation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11th version in a sample of adolescents from Hunan province, mainland China. During an initial assessment, 396 secondary school students (Grades 10–12) completed the scale and self-report measures assessing problem behaviors and alcohol use. The scale was re-administered 1 mo. later. Analysis gave Cronbach alpha of .80 and test-retest reliability of .70. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a model containing six first-order factors and two second-order factors best fit the data. Girls reported higher Total scores than boys as well as higher scores on the motor impulsiveness, self-control, and cognitive instability sub-scales. Scores were associated in the predicted direction with a wide variety of self-reported problem behaviors including alcohol use, gambling, and academic misconduct. Current findings indicate that the translated scale is a promising tool with some further development for assessing impulsiveness with Chinese adolescents.

Từ khóa


Tài liệu tham khảo

10.1109/TAC.1974.1100705

10.1016/0165-1781(90)90086-K

Auerbach R. P., 2006, Risky Behavior Questionnaire–Adolescents

Babor T. F., 2001, The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for use in primary health care

10.2466/pms.1959.9.3.191

Barratt E. S., 1994, Violence and mental disorder: Developments in risk assessment, 61

Barratt E. S., 1983, Biological bases of sensation seeking, impulsivity and anxiety, 77

Barratt E. S., 1995, Personality characteristics of the personality disordered, 91

10.1037/0033-2909.107.2.238

10.1177/0049124189017003004

Browne M. W., 1993, Testing structural equation models, 136

10.1177/070674370304801109

10.2466/pms.2002.95.2.621

10.1002/jclp.1051

Gu B., 1995, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 10, 17

Hull C. L., 1943, Principles of behavior

10.1080/0004867010060508

10.1016/0024-3205(83)90344-2

10.1111/1469-7610.00496

10.1176/appi.ajp.158.11.1783

10.1002/1097-4679(199511)51:6<768::AID-JCLP2270510607>3.0.CO;2-1

10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.941116957.x

10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb02093.x

10.1214/aos/1176344136

Skitch S. A., 2005, Quantity and Frequency Measure

10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00796.x

10.1037/10029-000

Spinella M., 2003, College Student Journal, 37, 545

10.1016/S0191-8869(96)00151-1

10.1037/h0044946

10.1037/h0058117

10.15288/jsa.1989.50.30

Thông tin
Thông tin xuất bản

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Tập 104 Số 3_suppl

1169-1182

Thông tin tác giả