Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11)

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Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11)

Patton et al.‚ 1995

1. I plan tasks carefully.

2. I do things without thinking

3. I make up my mind quickly

4. I am happy-go-lucky

5. I don’t pay attention

6. I have racing thoughts

7. I plan trips well ahead of time

8. I am self-controlled

9. I concentrate easily

10. I save regularly

11. I squirm at plays or lectures

12. I am a careful thinker

13. I plan for job security

14. I say things without thinking

15. I like to think about complex problems

16. I change jobs

17. I act on impulse

18. I get easily bored when solving thought problems

19. I act on the spur of the moment

20. I am a steady thinker

21. I change where I live [I change residences].

22. I buy things on impulse

23. I can only think about one problem at a time

24. I change hobbies

25. I spend more than I earn [I spend or ch‎arge more than I earn].

26. I have outside thoughts when thinking [I often have extraneous thoughts when thinking].

27. I am more interested in the present than the future

28. I am restless at lectures or talks

29. I like puzzles

30. I plan for the future [I am future oriented].

http://www.impulsivity.org/measurement/bis11

Motor Impulsiveness (0.70)‚ Non-planning Impulsiveness (0.72)‚ Cognitive Impulsiveness [Attentional ] (0.61) by “Miller”.

This instrument can be found online at: http://www.impulsivity.org/pdf/BIS11English.pdf & http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2900/

Rarely/Never‚ Occasionally‚ Often‚ Almost Always

Attentional: (Attention items; 5‚ 9*‚ 11‚ 20*‚ 28) and (Cognitive Instability items; 6‚ 24‚ 26).

Motor: (Motor items; 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 17‚ 19‚ 22‚ 25) and (Perseverance items; 16‚ 21‚ 23‚ 30*).

Non-planning: (Self-Control items; 1*‚ 7*‚ 8*‚ 12*‚ 13*‚ 14) and (Cognitive Complexity items; 10*‚ 15*‚ 18‚ 27‚ 29*).

Patton‚ J. H.‚ Stanford‚ M. S.‚ & Barratt‚ E. S. (1995). Factor structure of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Journal of Clinical Psychology‚ 51(6): 768-774.

Luengo‚ M. A.‚ Carrillo-de-la-Pena‚ M. T.‚ & Otero‚ J. M. (1991). The components of impulsiveness: A comparison of the I7 impulsiveness questionnaire and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Personali’y and Individual Differences‚ 12:657-667.

Fossati‚ A.‚ Di Ceglie‚ A.‚ Acquarini‚ E.‚ & Barrat‚ E. S. (2001). Psychometric Properties of an Italian version of theBarratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11) in nonclinicalsubjects. Journal of Clinical Psychology‚ 57(6): 815-828.

Miller.E.‚ 2003. The Measurement of Impulsivity. Coventry University‚ School of Health and Social Sciences and University of Warwick‚ Thesis (Ph. D.). http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2900/

Miller‚ E.‚ Tudway‚ J.‚ & Watson‚ D. (2003). Investigating the Attentional-Fixity theory of impulsivity (Dickman‚ 1993‚1996) among a UK sexual offending sample. To be submitted to the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

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