UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale.

UPPS-P

What it measures

impulsive personality; negative urgency; lack of premeditation; lack of perseverance; sensation seeking; positive urgency

Length and format

59 items. 4-point Likert (agree strongly to disagree strongly); 5 subscales (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese and other languages

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Lynam, D. R., Smith, G. T., Whiteside, S. P., & Cyders, M. A. (2006). The UPPS-P: Assessing five personality pathways to impulsive behavior (Technical Report). Purdue University.