Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 28, 2026

Three Laboratory Procedures for Assessing Different Manifestations of Impulsivity in Rats
Published on: March 17, 2019
The relationships between functional and dysfunctional impulsivity and aggression across different samples
Andreu Vigil-Colet1, Fabia Morales-Vives, Jordi Tous
1Research Center for Behaviour Assessment, Departament de Psicologia, Facultat de C.C.E. E. i Psicologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43007-Tarragona, Spain. avc@urv.cat
Abstract:
E. S. Barratt proposed the term impulsive aggression to define a kind of aggression that is characterized by acting without thinking because of high levels of impulsivity. Previous research using psychometric measures has shown that impulsivity and aggression are related as far as psychometric measures are concerned. Nevertheless, most of the research has been done with samples of university students. Our research tests whether this relationship is stable across different samples; university students, teenagers and workers. Our results show that impulsivity and aggression have a consistent pattern of relationships across these samples, with impulsivity being specially related to emotional and instrumental aspects of aggression. Furthermore, the effects of anger on aggression seem to show a pattern of relationship that depends on age, with a tendency to physical aggression in young people and verbal aggression in adults.
Related Concept Videos
Aggression
Secondary Motives: Affiliation Motivation and Aggression Motivation
Bullying
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria and Symptoms
To diagnose ADHD, symptoms must manifest before age 12 and be evident across multiple settings.
Conduct Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Genetic and Environmental Contributions
Borderline Personality...

