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  • Psychopathology Research

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  • Negative urgency, a personality trait, is linked to psychopathology.
  • Existing research on urgency self-reports and impulsive behavior is inconsistent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if self-reported urgency influences the link between emotions and impulsive actions.
  • To investigate the accuracy of global urgency self-reports in ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized EMA data from 496 young adults (ages 18-22).
  • Collected 5 surveys daily for 40 days to capture real-time affect and behavior.
  • Analyzed within-person associations between momentary affect and impulsive behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Momentary impulsivity increased with negative emotions.
  • Global urgency self-reports did not explain individual differences in this emotion-impulsivity link.
  • Averaged affective states were stronger predictors of impulsive states than specific emotions or appraisals.

Conclusions:

  • Global self-reports of urgency may not accurately reflect an individual's tendency towards impulsive behavior.
  • Understanding how individuals perceive their urgency is crucial, rather than assuming self-report accuracy.
  • Future research should explore individual differences in the emotion-impulsivity relationship.