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Hot-headed or impulsive?

H G Kennedy1, D H Grubin

  • 1Trebor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone Hospital, Kent, UK.

British Journal of Addiction
|May 1, 1990
PubMed
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Impulsivity scores in incarcerated men correlate with multiple behavioral disorders. However, pathological gambling and self-harm did not show links to other impulsive behaviors in this study.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Impulsive behaviors are common in incarcerated populations.
  • Understanding the relationships between different impulsive behaviors is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between impulsivity and the presence of various behavioral disorders in a sample of incarcerated men.
  • To examine specific relationships between pathological gambling, self-harm, and other impulsive behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Interviewed 51 incarcerated men on a special protection wing.
  • Assessed six impulsive behaviors: alcohol abuse (CAGE positive), sedative dependence, other drug abuse, pathological gambling, repeated aggression, and self-harm.
  • Administered the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and the 15 Impulsivity questionnaire.

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Main Results:

  • The Impulsiveness scale score on the 15 questionnaire significantly correlated with the number of disorders present in individuals, even after age correction.
  • Pathological gambling and self-harm did not correlate with any of the other assessed impulsive behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Impulsivity is a general trait associated with a higher number of behavioral disorders in this prison sample.
  • Pathological gambling and self-harm may represent distinct behavioral patterns separate from other impulsive actions within this population.