Abstract
There is marked comorbidity among multiple impulsivity-related behaviors. The authors tested the theory that assessing four personality traits (negative urgency, lack of perseverance, distress tolerance and ineffectiveness) will help explain the comorbidity between these behaviors. Structural equation modeling (n = 533) was used to describe the relationships between the traits and the behaviors. The traits were significantly related to several hypothesized forms of dysfunction. Understanding comorbidity of impulsivityrelated disorders as an artifact of the underlying personality structures shared by the disorders may prove beneficial for assessment, research, and treatment. These findings suggest the value of assessing personality to describe basic dimensions of dysfunction.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Psychology of Impulsivity |
| Pages | 111-131 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Psychology