Impulsivity and persistence in adult inpatient "impulse" offenders

Related cognitive tempo, self-report measures, and ratings of behavior to task persistence and persistence in treatment in adult inpatient/drug/alcohol/sex ("impulse") offenders (N = 43). Matching Familiar Figures test latencies and self-control scale scores were related to task persistance, but only the behavior ratings produced significant relationships with persistence in treatment. Although cognitively impulsive Ss were less task persistent than reflectives, impulsive and reflective Ss did not differ on self-reported locus of control and self-control, on the behavioral ratings, or on persistence in treatment. Behavioral ratings were most efficient for making predictions about persistence in treatment.