scieee Open visual document viewer

Validation of the Portuguese version of impulsive-premeditated aggression scale in an inmate population

Azevedo, JC,Pais-Ribeiro, J,Coelho, R,Figueiredo-Braga, M

Abstract

Aggression is one of the core symptoms of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) with therapeutic and prognostic relevance. ASPD is highly prevalent among inmates, being responsible for adverse events and elevated direct and indirect economic costs for the criminal justice system. The Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale (IPAS) is a self-report instrument that characterizes aggression as either predominately impulsive or premeditated. This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the IPAS in a sample of Portuguese inmates. A total of 240 inmates were included in the study. A principal component factor analysis was performed so as to obtain the construct validity of the IPAS impulsive aggression (IA) and premeditated aggression (PM) subscales; internal consistency was determined by Cronbach's alpha coefficient; convergent and divergent validity of the subscales were determined analyzing correlations with the Barratt Impulsiveness scale, 11th version (BIS-11), and the Psychopathic Checklist Revised (PCL-R). The rotated matrix with two factors accounted for 49.9% of total variance. IA subscale had 11 items and PM subscale had 10 items. The IA and PM subscales had a good Cronbach's alpha values of 0.89 and 0.88, respectively. The IA subscale is correlated with BIS-11 attentional, motor, and non-planning impulsiveness dimensions (p < 0.05). The PM subscale is correlated with BIS-11 attentional, motor impulsiveness dimensions (p < 0.05). The PM subscale is correlated with PCL-R interpersonal, lifestyle, and antisocial dimensions (p < 0.05). The IA subscale is not correlated with PCL-R. The Portuguese translated version of IPAS has adequate psychometric properties, allowing the measurement of impulsive and premeditated dimensions of aggression.

Full text

Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 101 O iginal esea ch published: 05 Feb ua y 2018 doi: 10.3389/ psy .2018.00010 F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Edi ed by: Ka a ina Howne , Ka olinska Ins i u e (KI), Sweden Re iewed by: Giuseppe Sa o i, Uni e si à degli S udi di Pado a, I aly E ich Flamme , Z P Suedwue embe g, Ge many *Co espondence: Jacin o Cos a Aze edo [email p o ec ed] Special y sec ion: This a icle was submi ed o Fo ensic Psychia y, a sec ion o he jou nal F on ie s in Psychia y Recei ed: 25Oc obe 2017 Accep ed: 15Janua y2018 Published: 05Feb ua y2018 Ci a ion: Aze edoJC, Pais-Ribei oJL, CoelhoR and Figuei edo-B agaM (2018) Valida ion o he Po uguese Ve sion o Impulsi e–P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale in an Inma e Popula ion. F on . Psychia y 9:10. doi: 10.3389/ psy .2018.00010 Valida ion o he Po uguese Ve sion o impulsi e–P emedi a ed agg ession scale in an inma e Popula ion Jacin o Cos a Aze edo1,2*, José Luís Pais-Ribei o3, Rui Coelho1 and Ma ga ida Figuei edo-B aga1,2 1 Depa men o Neu oscience and Men al Heal h, Facul y o Medicine, Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal, 2 I3S – Ins i u o de In es igação e Ino ação em Saúde, Po o, Po ugal, 3 Facul y o Psychology and Educa ional Sciences, Uni e si y o Po o, Po o, Po ugal Agg ession is one o he co e symp oms o an isocial pe sonali y diso de (ASPD) wi h he apeu ic and p ognos ic ele ance. ASPD is highly p e alen among inma es, being esponsible o ad e se e en s and ele a ed di ec and indi ec economic cos s o he c iminal jus ice sys em. The Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS) is a sel - epo ins umen ha cha ac e izes agg ession as ei he p edomina ely impulsi e o p emedi a ed. This s udy aims o de e mine he alidi y and eliabili y o he IPAS in a sample o Po uguese inma es. A o al o 240 inma es we e included in he s udy. A p incipal componen ac o analysis was pe o med so as o ob ain he cons uc alid- i y o he IPAS impulsi e agg ession (IA) and p emedi a ed agg ession (PM) subscales; in e nal consis ency was de e mined by C onbach’s alpha coe icien ; con e gen and di e gen alidi y o he subscales we e de e mined analyzing co ela ions wi h he Ba a Impulsi eness scale, 11 h e sion (BIS-11), and he Psychopa hic Checklis Re ised (PCL-R). The o a ed ma ix wi h wo ac o s accoun ed o 49.9% o o al a iance. IA subscale had 11 i ems and PM subscale had 10 i ems. The IA and PM subscales had a good C onbach’s alpha alues o 0.89 and 0.88, espec i ely. The IA subscale is co ela ed wi h BIS-11 a en ional, mo o , and non-planning impulsi eness dimensions (p<0.05). The PM subscale is co ela ed wi h BIS-11 a en ional, mo o impulsi eness dimensions (p<0.05). The PM subscale is co ela ed wi h PCL-R in e pe sonal, li es yle, and an isocial dimensions (p<0.05). The IA subscale is no co ela ed wi h PCL-R. The Po uguese ansla ed e sion o IPAS has adequa e psychome ic p ope ies, allowing he measu emen o impulsi e and p emedi a ed dimensions o agg ession. Keywo ds: agg ession, an isocial pe sonali y diso de , psychopa hy, impulsi i y, impulsi e–p emedi a ed agg ession scale, Ba a impulsi eness scale, 11 h e sion, Psychopa hic checklis e ised inT ODUcTiOn Agg ession ep esen s a public heal h issue. Ha ing a nega i e impac on indi iduals and socie y (1), i can be de ined as a “beha io al display in which physical o ce is used wi h he in en o ha m o damage ano he indi idual o objec ” (2). 2 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 A clinical de ini ion o agg essi e beha io should conside biological, en i onmen al, cul u al, and social a iables, and hei in e play o ac as p edisposi ion o elici ing ac o s (3). The ange o beha io s ha can be classi ied as agg essi e can a y om e bal agg ession o homicide, and i is impo an o cha ac e ize he le el o planning, he possible unde s anding o hypo he ical consequences, he p esence o us a ions, insul s, in e pe sonal a ack, h ea s, en i onmen al s esso s, and associ- a ed psychopa hologies. Empi ical li e a u e has p oposed a dicho omous agg ession classi ica ion, i.e., impulsi e agg ession (IA; eac i e, a ec i e, o non-planned), and p emedi a ed agg ession (PM; p oac i e, ins umen al, p eda o y, o con olled) (4). The exp ession “IA” e e s o uncon olled agg essi e ou bu s s ha a e ou o p opo ion o he p o oking e en , while “PM” desc ibes agg essi e beha io s ha a e planned, con olled, and/o goal- o ien ed (5). Acco ding o he agg ession ype, indi iduals may di e in social adjus men , c iminal beha io , emo ional unc ion, cogni i e pe o mance, au onomic esponse, and ea men ou come (6, 7). The IA ends o occu in he p esence o igge ing s imulus ha is in e p e ed as h ea o p o oca ion (8). This ype o agg ession in ol es a ec i e a ousal, leading o a apid and uncon olled beha io al esponse. I has been co ela ed wi h in o ma ion-p ocessing/neu ocogni i e impai men s, abusi e home backg ounds, an ang y/impulsi e/anxious pe sonali y, and high psychological s ess eac i i y (9). The PM, by con as , ends o be a planned beha io ha has a speci ic expec ed goal (8), and i can be explained as a lea ned beha io (10). I has been co ela ed wi h poo pa en al con ol, lack o a ec , psychopa hic pe sonali y, and low physiological a ousal (9). The classi ica ion o an agg essi e ac o a pa e n o agg es- si e beha io allows ea men selec ion and iolence isk managemen . The IA has a good esponse o pha macologic ea men when mood s abilize s and/o an ipsycho ics a e p esc ibed (11). In he case o PM, on he con a y, he esponse o pha macological ea men is gene ally insu icien (12), and o ensic/beha io al s a egies a e ecommended (7). Fu he mo e, indi iduals wi h PM ha e a highe isk o iolen c iminal ecidi ism han hose wi h IA (13). The e is a link be ween agg essi e beha io and psychia ic diso de s (14). Indi iduals wi h dep ession, anxie y, psychosis, subs ance use diso de s, hype ac i e a en ion de ici diso de , and pe sonali y diso de s p esen a highe equency o agg essi e ac s (15). Impulsi e agg ession has been linked o psychia ic diseases, such as anxie y, dep ession, pe sonali y diso de s, and subs ance use diso de s (16). PM has been associa ed wi h psychopa hic pe sonali y ai s (17). In pa icula , an isocial pe sonali y diso de (ASPD) is cha - ac e ized by signi ican i i abili y, agi a ion, impulsi eness, and hos ili y, and agg ession ep esen s one o i s co e symp oms (18). ASPD is highly p e alen among inma es. I is, hus, esponsible o ad e se e en s and ele a ed di ec and indi ec economic cos s in he c iminal jus ice sys em (19). An isocial pe sonali y diso de is he only acknowledged psychia ic diso de ha con e s an inc eased isk o bo h IA and PM (20–22), wi h se e al s udies epo ing psychopa hy and psychopa hic ai s as isk ac o s o PM (23). Psychopa hic Checklis Re ised (PCL-R) is he gold s and- a d o psychopa hy assessmen and diagnosis, and sepa a es psychopa hic ai s in o ou dimensions: (1) in e pe sonal, (2) a ec i e, (3) li es yle, and (4) an isocial (24). Impulsi i y has been ela ed o agg ession and is a symp om o ASPD (25). Impulsi i y can be a necessa y ac o o agg ession de elopmen (26). I can be de ined “as a p edisposi ion owa d apid, unplanned eac ions o in e nal o ex e nal s imuli wi hou ega d o he nega i e consequences o hese eac ions o he impulsi e indi iduals o o o he s” (27). Impulsi i y can be measu ed wi h Ba a Impulsi eness Scale, 11 h e sion (BIS-11), a sel - epo psychome ic ins umen ha sepa a e impulsi i y in o h ee componen s: (1) ac ing on he spu o he momen (mo o ac i a ion), (2) no ocusing on he ask a hand (a en ion), and (3) no planning and hinking ca e ully (lack o planning) (28). Indi iduals wi h sco es highe han 72 a e conside ed highly impulsi e (29). Pa ien s wi h subs ance use diso de s, dep ession, bipola diso de , a en ion de ici /hype ac i i y diso de (AD/HD), as well as suicide a emp e s and c iminal o ende s end o ha e highe BIS-11 o al sco es (29). Despi e he e idence suppo ing he no ion ha pe sons who display an impulsi e agg essi e beha io a e dis inc om hei coun e pa s who p esen a p emedi a ed beha io , he clini- cal use ulness and gene aliza ion is ques ioned because mos s udies included iolen inca ce a ed o ende s, o psychia ic inpa ien s. Wi hin he inca ce a ed popula ion, howe e , agg ession is a ele an daily clinical conce n. The e o e, he s udy o agg es- sion in o ensic psychia ic se ings should be encou aged in o de o ind and p omo e he bes clinical p ac ices (30, 31). I is impo an o use alida ed ins umen s in he e alua ion o agg essi e ac s in p isone s in o de o imp o e medical in e - en ions (32). In Po ugal, we do no ha e a alida ed agg ession ca ego iza ion ins umen . The e a e wo psychome ic ins umen s ha allow agg es- sion ca ego iza ion: he impulsi e–p emedi a ed agg ession scale (IPAS) and he eac i e–p oac i e agg ession ques ionnai e (2, 33, 34). In he o iginal alida ion s udy o IPAS, he sample comp ised 93 physically agg essi e men ec ui ed in he communi y wi h a mean age o 35.9yea s, whose p incipal agg ession ype was physical assaul (n=80). The agg ession was measu ed h ough he Li e ime His o y o Agg ession, Buss Pe y Agg ession Ques ionnai e, and he Agg ession In e iew. The p incipal componen analysis iden i ied wo ac o s (IA and PM), which accoun ed o 16.56 and 14.03% o o al a iance, espec i ely. The in e nal consis ency measu ed by C onbach’s alpha was 0.77 o he IA ac o and 0.82 o he PM ac o . Sensi i i y o he IA scale was 0.96 and speci ici y was 0.50. Fo he PM scale, sensi i - i y and speci ici y we e 0.60 and 0.96, espec i ely (2). All o he alida ion s udies o IPAS epo ed iden ical esul s in p incipal componen analysis, wi h wo ac o s IA and PM. TaBle 1 | Valida ion s udies o Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS). e e ence sample Mean agea P incipal agg ession agg ession measu es in e nal consis- encyb To al ex plained a iancec nType O igin iadPMeia PM S an o d e al. (2) 93 men Physically agg essi e men Communi y 35.9 86% physical assaul LHAQ , BPAQg, AIh 0.77 0.82 16.56 14.03 Kockle e al. (35) 86 men P isone s Inpa ien Fo ensic hospi al 38 83% con ic ed o iolen c imesi, 37% non-guil y by eason o insani y nsj0.81 0.72 20 13 Conne e al. (36) 61 women, 60 men Pa ien s in ea men o opia e dependence Ou pa ien Psychia ic Se ice 41.9 ns LHAQ, BPAQ 0.74 0.75 ns Ma hias e al. (37) 24 gi ls, 42 boys Adolescen s wi h conduc diso de Communi y 14.5 ns LHAQ, BPAQ 0.82 0.78 18.5 15.6 S an o d e al. (38) 113 men Men con ic ed o domes ic iolence Communi y 36 Domes ic iolence LHAQ 0.75 0.86 ns Haden e al. (39) 213 women, 127 men S uden s Communi y 19.06 ns BPAQ 0.77 0.81 24 12 Kuyck e al. (40) 149 men, 70 women P isone s P ison 50% be ween 25 and 39 75% con ic ed o iolen c imes ns 0.93 0.90 ns Chen e al. (41) 389 women, 262 men S uden s Communi y 26.1 ns BPAQ 0.70 0.66 12.9 11.9 Romans e al. (42) 114 women, 49 men Psychia ic pa ien s Ou pa ien Psychia ic Se ice 25.8 ns OASk0.85 0.76 23.3 10.1 aYea s. bC onbach’s alpha. c%. dImpulsi e agg ession ac o . eP emedi a ed Agg ession ac o . Li e ime His o y o Agg ession. gBuss Pe y Agg ession Ques ionnai e. hAgg ession In e iew. iAgg a a ed assaul , ba e y on a law o ice , sexual assaul , mu de , a med obbe y, a emp ed mu de , and manslaugh e . jNo speci ied. kO e Agg ession Scale. 3 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 In e nal consis ency coe icien s a ied be ween 0.70 and 0.93 o IA and be ween 0.66 and 0.90 o PM (Table1). We in end o alida e he Po uguese e sion o he IPAS in inma es and o de e mine i s psychome ic p ope ies. Thus, we expec o eplica e he pu po ed wo- ac o model o IPAS; we p edic ha he subscales o he IPAS and he BIS-11 will be posi i ely co ela ed; we p edic ha he PM subscales o he IPAS—unlike he IA ones—will be co ela ed wi h he PCL-R. This s udy is a pa o a la ge s udy aiming o cha ac e ize biological and psychosocial ac o s ha p edic he agg ession ype in young adul male inma es. MaTe ials anD MeThODs Ou sample was collec ed a wo peni en ia y ins i u ions in he No h o Po ugal. The esea ch p o ocol was o mally app o ed by he E hics Commi ee o Cen o Hospi ala de São João, Po o, Po ugal (Documen numbe 48.14), and by he hos ing ins i u ion, he Gene al Di ec ion o P oba ion and P ison Se ices. Pa icipa ion was olun a y and he e was no ewa d o i . The pa icipan s we e all Po uguese. W i en in o med consen was ob ained a e he p ocedu es we e explained o he pa icipan s, in acco dance wi h he Decla a ion o Helsinki. Pa icipan s we e included i hey we e o e 18yea s old, had a pe sonal his o y o agg ession in he pas 6mon hs, had been e e ed o he clinical se ices o agg essions owa d o he inma es, we e able o ead, and i hey we e capable o p o iding hei w i en in o med consen . Socio-demog aphic cha ac e is ics and o ensic his o y we e collec ed om in e iews and clinical eco ds. We applied h ee psychome - ic ins umen s: he IPAS, he BIS-11, and he PCL-R. This sample does no in end o ep esen all he Po uguese inma e popula ion, as he me hods in ol e a non-p obabilis ic sample app oach. T anscul u al adap a ion and Valida ion In o de o add ess he anscul u al adap a ion and alida ion o IPAS, an ini ial ansla ion was ca ied ou by a g oup o Po uguese expe s. The back- ansla ion o his i s ansla ed e sion was hen pe o med by a na i e English-speaking expe . The i s g oup analyzed he seman ic and idioma ic co espond- ence o he ansla ion and he back- ansla ion, and pe o med a inal syn hesis ansla ion (43). 4 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 Psychome ic ins umen s Impulsi e–P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale The IPAS is a 30-i em sel - epo ques ionnai e used o classi y agg essi e ac s occu ing o e he p e ious 6mon hs. I ems a e sco ed wi hin a i e-poin Like scale (1=S ongly Disag ee o 5=S ongly Ag ee). The scale di e en ia es wo ac o s: IA and PM, wi h he weigh ed sco e allowing o he ca ego iza ion o he ype o agg ession. The indi idual’s le el o IA and PM was ob ained h ough he sum o 20 o he 30 i ems o he IPAS: he IA i ems (eigh i ems: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 21, 24, and 26) and he PM i ems (12 i ems: 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20, 29, and 30) (2). Ba a Impulsi eness Scale-11 To de e mine he con e gen alidi y o he IA and he PA subscales o he IPAS, we ha e u ilized BIS-11. The BIS-11 is a sel - epo ques ionnai e o assessing gene al impulsi eness. The cu en scale e sion con ains 30 i ems ha a e coded om 1 ( a ely/ne e ) o 4 (almos always/always). The le el o impul- si eness is calcula ed by summing up he sco es o each i em. All i ems we e de ined as iden i ying impulsi eness wi hin he s uc u e o ela ed pe sonali y ai s. The ac o analysis e ealed h ee componen s as ollows: “a en ional impulsi eness,” “mo o impulsi eness,” and “non-planning impulsi eness.” Ins ead o a unique o al sco e, he s udy o he indi idual con ibu ion o each componen is ecommended. Findings epo an accep able/high in e nal consis ency (C onbach’s alpha 0.79–0.82) o he scale when applied o o ensic samples (28). The s uc u al p ope ies o he BIS-11 we e eplica ed in Po uguese speaking samples (44). Psychopa hy Checklis Re ised To de e mine he di e gen alidi y o he IA and he PA sub- scales o he IPAS, we ha e applied he PCL-R. The PCL-R is he gold s anda d measu e o psychopa hy, ga he ing in o ma ion om eco ds and a semi-s uc u ed in e iew (24, 25). The 20 i ems a e sco ed as absen (0), p esen o some deg ee (1), o ully p esen (2), ha ing a maximum o al sco e o 40 poin s. This ins umen may be conside ed a ou - ac o model comp is- ing in e pe sonal, a ec i e, li es yle, and an isocial dimensions (45). The in e pe sonal and a ec i e dimensions join ly se e as second-o de ac o s ep esen ing he co e ai s o he psycho- pa hic pe sonali y. Li es yle and an isocial ace s o m a supe - o dina e ac o o social de iance (46). The wo second-o de ac o s (Fac o 1 and Fac o 2) a e concomi an wi h he o iginal ac o s uc u e epo ed o he i s edi ion o he PCL-R (47). The s uc u al p ope ies o he PCL-R we e eplica ed in Po uguese samples o he s anda d p o ocol, including eco d e iew and s uc u ed in e iew (48). The PCL-R was applied by an expe ienced psychia is (Jacin o Cos a Aze edo). s a is ical analyses S a is ical analyses we e conduc ed ollowing he me hodology used in he p e ious IPAS alida ion s udies in adul s. The p in- cipal componen analysis was conduc ed wi h no assump ions ega ding he numbe o po en ial ac o s. Lau enschlage ’s (49) ables we e used o de e mine he h eshold o signi ican ac o s (minimum eigen alue o 2.0) and i em ac o load- ings (minimum eigen alue o 0.40). In o de o assess ac o s uc u e and maximize he eliabili y o ac o in e p e a ion, an Oblimin o a ion was used so as o ob ain an oblique ac- o solu ion o he o iginal ac o s (50). In e nal consis ency was measu ed using C onbach’s alpha (51). Con e gen and di e gen alidi y o he IPAS was es ed by examining he Pea son’s p oduc -momen co ela ions wi h he s anda d- ized measu es o impulsi i y and pe sonali y (BIS-11 and PCL-R). Con i ma o y ac o ial analysis was es ed by calcula - ing goodness-o - i indice, obus me hod (52). The analyses we e ca ied ou using IBM SPSS S a is ics o Windows, Ve sion 22.0 (A monk, NY, USA: IBM Co p.), and wi h he S uc u al Equa ion P og am, EQS e sion 6.1 (53). esUlTs sample Desc ip ion The sample comp ised 240 inma es wi h a mean (±SD) age o 35.4±8.4yea s; a o al o 67.1% (n=161) o he pa icipan s we e single, and 58.3% did no ha e any child en (n=140). The mean educa ion le el o he sample was 6.8±3.2yea s. The mean ime in p ison ( ime spen behind ba s a he ime o assessmen ) o he sample was 109.3±70.6mon hs. A o al o 45.8% (n=110) o he inma es had been con ic ed o iolen c imes (physical assaul , mu de , a emp ed mu de ). Valida ion p ocedu es we e pe o med in he o al sample (n=240). P incipal componen analysis We ha e pe o med a p incipal componen analysis explo ing he o iginal 30 i ems. Fi s , we inspec ed he Kaise –Meye –Olkin Measu e o Sampling Adequacy (KMO=0.87) and eached he conclusion ha i was an app op ia e alue. Second, we achie ed a s a is ically signi ican Ba le ’s Tes o Sphe ici y (p<0.01). Thi d, we ex ac ed wo ac o s (wi h an oblimin o a ion) wi h eigen alues o 7.19 (Fac o 1, IA) and 3.29 (Fac o 2, PM) accoun ing o 34.27 and 15.65% o o al a iance, espec i ely. The IA ac o was composed o en i ems: 30, 27, 22, 9, 24, 15, 26, 4, 7, and 13. The PM ac o was composed o ele en i ems: 6, 14, 29, 28, 2, 23, 12, 16, 20, 10, and 1. The i ems 3, 5, 8, 11, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 25 we e excluded om he analysis as hey exhibi ed componen loadings in e io o 0.40 (Table2). con i ma o y Fac o ial analysis To es he hypo hesis o wo dimensions, we use he con i ma o y ac o analysis, o es he goodness-o - i indice, obus me hod. Resul s showed a compa a i e i index o 0.90, and a oo mean squa e e o o app oxima ion (RMSEA) o 0.06, 90% con idence in e al (0.05, 0.08). in e nal consis ency The in e nal consis ency es o he dimensions ob ained in he ac o analysis wi h he p esen sample e ealed a good C onbach’s alpha alue o he IA ac o (0.89), and a good C onbach’s alpha alue o he PM ac o (0.88) (Table2). Reliabili y was also es ed ega ding he o iginal e sion o he IPAS subscales. C onbach’s alpha o he IA o iginal subscale was accep able (0.78), and i was good o he PM subscale (0.85). TaBle 3 | Pea son co ela ions coe icien s be ween Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS), Ba a Impulsi eness Scale, 11 h e sion (BIS-11), and Psychopa hic Checklis Re ised (PCL-R). iPas subscales Measu es subscales ia PM BIS-11 To al sco e 0.21** 0.20** A en ional 0.14* 0.18* Mo o 0.26** 0.27** Non-planning 0.15* 0.06 PCL-R To al sco e 0.01 0.29** In e pe sonal −0.14 0.24* A ec i e −0.14 0.16* Li es yle −0.07 0.22* An isocial −0.07 0.21* The s udy used 240 pa icipan s o co ela ions be ween IPAS and BIS-11; and a subsample o 134 pa icipan s o co ela ions be ween IPAS and PCL-R. IA, impulsi e agg ession; PM, p emedi a ed agg ession. *p<0.05; **p<0.01. TaBle 2 | Fac o loadings o Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS). iPas i ems impulsi e P emedi a ed 30. Any hing could ha e se me o p io o he inciden s 0.63 – 27. I was in a bad mood he day o he inciden 0.66 – 22. I was con used du ing he ac s 0.79 – 9. I eel I los con ol o my empe du ing he ac s 0.80 – 24. My beha io was oo ex eme o he le el o p o oca ion 0.72 – 15. I became agi a ed o emo ionally upse p io o he ac s 0.72 – 26. I conside he ac s o ha e been impulsi e 0.66 – 4. I ypically el guil y a e he agg essi e ac s 0.73 – 7. I usually can’ ecall he de ails o he inciden s well 0.50 – 13. I eel some o he inciden s wen oo a 0.72 – 6. I eel my ac ions we e necessa y o ge wha I wan ed – 0.58 14. I hink he o he pe son dese ed wha happened o hem du ing some o he inciden s – 0.65 29. I am glad some o he inciden s occu ed – 0.64 28. The ac s we e a “ elease” and I el be e a e wa d – 0.75 2. I el my ou bu s s we e jus i ied – 0.70 23. P io o he inciden s I knew an al e ca ion was going o occu – 0.55 12. I wan ed some o he inciden s o occu – 0.80 16. The ac s led o powe o e o he s o imp o ed social s a us o me – 0.72 20. Some o he ac s we e a emp s a e enge – 0.75 10. Some imes I pu posely delayed he ac s un il a la e ime – 0.63 1. I planned when and whe e my ange was exp essed – 0.64 Eigen alues 7.19 3.29 Va iance (%) 34.27 15.65 C onbach’s alpha 0.89 0.88 5 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 cap u e impo an aspec s o he cons uc , as well as i s ele ance o he p oposed use. The p esen esul s show app op ia e alidi y o he Po uguese e sion o he IPAS. The i ems o he ins umen we e adap ed acco ding o he o iginal e sion (2). In ou sample, IPAS was able o demons a e he p esence o wo ac o s: impulsi e and PM. All he au ho s who s udied he alidi y o IPAS we e able o educe he a iabili y o he scale o wo ac o s: IA and PM ac o s. This is in line wi h he li e a u e on human agg ession which a gues ha agg ession is no a single cons uc and should be unde s ood as being composed o wo dimensions o ca ego- ized in o wo di e en ypes: impulsi e o PM. In he analysis o he explained a iance desc ibed by o he au ho s, we ha e obse ed ha he IA ac o can explain be ween 12.9% (41) and 24% (39) o he o al IPAS a iance; and ha he PM ac o can accoun o be ween 10.3% (42) and 15.6% (37) o he o al IPAS a iance. We ha e ob ained highe alues o explained a iance (34.3% o he IA ac o and 15.7% o he PM ac o ). In he analysis o he IPAS in e nal consis ency desc ibed by o he au ho s, we ha e obse ed ha i a ies be ween 0.70 (41) and 0.93 (40) o he IA ac o ; and be ween 0.66 (41) and 0.90 (40) o he PM ac o . Ou alues o in e nal consis ency and a iance can be explained by he homogenei y o he sample. Acco ding o Ben le and Douglas (52), when he goodness- o - i and adjus ed goodness-o - i indexes a e highe han 0.90, he analyses indica e adequa e i o he models. Also, acco ding o Ben le and Douglas, when he RMSEA is less han. 0.10, he analysis indica es adequa e i o he models. In ou s udy, we ha e assessed he con e gen alidi y h ough he analysis o Pea son p oduc -momen co ela ions coe icien s be ween IPAS and BIS-11. We had signi ican co ela ions be ween he IA subscale and he BIS-11 mo o ac i a ion, a en- ion, and non-planning dimensions. We had signi ican co ela- ions be ween he PM subscale and he BIS-11 mo o ac i a ion, a en ion dimensions, bu no o non-planning dimension. We ha e ound a sligh ly highe co ela ion be ween he o al sco e o BIS-11 and IA han wi h he PM subscale o IPAS. Ou con e gen and Di e gen Validi y We ha e s udied he con e gence be ween he IPAS and he BIS-11. The s a is ically signi ican co ela ions be ween he wo scales (IPAS and BIS-11) and be ween i s dimensions a e de ailed in Tabl e3, showing co ela ions wi h a en ional, mo o , and non-planning dimensions (2, 5, 28). Co ela ions we e s a is ically signi ican , sugges ing he exis ence o con e gence be ween he wo scales. We ha e s udied di e gen alidi y h ough he analysis o co - ela ions be ween IPAS and PCL-R in a subsample o 134 inma es. The s a is ically signi ican co ela ions be ween he wo scales (IPAS and PCL-R) and be ween i s dimensions a e de ailed in Table 3. The IA subscale is no co ela ed wi h PCL-R. The PM subscale is co ela ed wi h PCL-R in e pe sonal, li es yle, and an isocial dimensions (p<0.05). DiscUssiOn Acco ding o AERA-APA-NCME (54), heo e ical and empi ical pieces o e idence ha suppo he in e p e a ions o es sco es a e undamen al so as o indica e he deg ee o which sco es 6 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 esul s we e line wi h Ma hias and colleagues who epo ed signi ican co ela ions be ween he IPAS subscales and BIS-11’s o al sco e (co ela ions coe icien s o 0.39 o AI and 0.26 o PM) (37). Howe e , S an o d and colleagues ha e epo ed highe sig- ni ican co ela ions be ween PM and he o al sco e o BIS-11 (co ela ion coe icien s o 0.21 o AI and 0.38 o PM) (2). Ou da a e eal signi ican co ela ions be ween he h ee dimensions o impulsi i y measu ed by BIS-11and IA subscale o IPAS. Simila esul s we e epo ed by Chen and colleagues ha ob ained signi ican alues o co ela ions be ween IA and he h ee dimensions o BIS-11 (co ela ion coe icien s o 0.15 o a en ional impulsi eness, 0.21 o mo o impulsi eness, and 0.12 o non-planning impulsi eness and AI) (41). In he case o PM subscale o IPAS, we did no obse e signi ican co ela ions wi h he non-planning dimension o BIS-11. The same was epo ed by Chen and colleagues, who only epo ed a signi ican co ela ion o 0.19 be ween PM and a en ional impulsi eness (41). We can explain hese esul s in h ee possible ways. Fi s , i is assumed ha impulsi i y is ela ed agg ession, no doing any disc imina ion be ween dimensions and ype o agg ession (33). These esul s a e in acco dance wi h he hypo hesis ha impul- si i y is ela ed and can be a p edisposing ac o o agg ession (26). On he o he hand, we should no e ha he e a e impulsi e indi iduals who a e no agg essi e, and he e o e, impulsi i y is no he only ac o necessa y o he de elopmen o agg essi e- ness (55). Second, since ou sample is composed o inma es, we can assume a high p e alence o indi iduals wi h subs ance use diso de s and ASPD (56). In hese ypes o pa hology, he e a e a high exp ession o impulsi i y (57, 58). Thus, we can explain he co ela ions be ween subscales o IPAS and BIS-11 subscales because hey a e indi iduals wi h g ea e impulsi i y con e ed by unde lying psychopa hology. The hi d possible explana ion, ela ed o he non-planning dimension o impulsi i y, is pe haps hose impulsi e indi iduals who main ain planning abili y a e hose who can de elop and lea n p emedi a ed agg essi e beha io . These indings suppo he de ini ion o PM in which indi iduals wi h PM plan hei ac ion and, hus, ha e ewe impai men s in ac ion planning impulsi i y dimension (9). The non-planning dimension o impulsi i y is ela ed o wo king memo y (59) and execu i e unc ions, namely wi h he subscale o s a egic planning o he execu i e unc ion index (60). These esul s suppo he need o use o app op ia ed psy- chome ic scales o he e alua ion o agg ession, in o de o go beyond he assump ion ha indi iduals wi h highe le els o impulsi i y a e mo e likely o display ex e nalizing beha io and hus ha ing a g ea e p obabili y o showing agg essi e beha io . This was he a ionale o he use o BIS-11 o he e alua ion o con e gen alidi y wi h IPAS. We ha e e alua ed he di e gen alidi y by analyzing co - ela ions be ween AI and PM ac o s and PCL-R. As a esul , we ha e ob ained signi ican co ela ions o PM and PCL-R in e pe sonal, li es yle, and an isocial dimensions, and no signi ican co ela ions o AI and PCL-R. S an o d and col- leagues, in 2008, e alua ed co ela ions be ween Psychopa hic Pe sonali y In en o y (PPI) and he AI and PM ac o s, ha ing ob ained signi ican ly highe alues o PPI in he indi iduals ca ego ized as p emedi a ed agg esso s, ha is, ha ing highe PM sco es (38). These da a a e in ag eemen wi h he li e a u e on psychopa- hy and he ype o agg essi eness ex e nalized by indi iduals wi h highe exp ession o psychopa hic pe sonali y ai s. Psychopa hy seems o be a isk ac o o PM, mainly in o ensic samples (23). Rega ding he gene aliza ion o esul s, some limi a ions should be conside ed. Al hough we ha e wo ked wi h a la ge sample, i is exclusi ely composed by men, he e o e we do no know i agg essi e women will beha e in he same manne . The pa icipan s a e subjec o long sen ences, making i di icul o gene alize he esul s so as o include inma es wi h sho e sen- ences. Also, pa icipa ion in his kind o esea ch in a o ensic acili y con ex can change he way inma es espond o he IPAS. We mus ake in o conside a ion ha he legal ci cums ances o pa icipan s can modi y he ype o answe s. This sample was ob ained in a p ison o con ic ed indi iduals, in No he n Po ugal. We do no know whe he he scale psychome ic cha ac e is ics a e he same in o he o ensic samples. In u u e esea ch, i may be use ul o conside ools ha can ex e nally quan i y he indi idual ac s o agg ession, such as he Modi ied- O e Agg ession Scale. eThics sTaTeMenT The esea ch p o ocol was o mally app o ed by he E hics Commi ee o Cen o Hospi ala de São João, Po o, Po ugal (Documen numbe 48.14). W i en in o med consen was ob ained a e he p ocedu es had been explained o pa icipan s, in acco dance wi h he Decla a ion o Helsinki. aUThO cOnT iBUTiOns JA and MF-B con ibu ed o he concep ion o he s udy. The da a analysis was ca ied ou by JA and JP. All au ho s con- ibu ed o he in e p e a ion o he da a. JA and MF-B w o e he manusc ip . All au ho s e ised he con en c i ically and app o ed he inal e sion. acKnOWleDgMenTs We would like o hank Le ícia Mal a, MD, and Nu se João Pin o o hei collabo a ion in he acquisi ion o he da a. We would like o hank he Po uguese Gene al Di ec o a e o P ison Se ices o au ho izing he esea ch. FUnDing The au ho s had no unding in he p epa a ion o his manusc ip . 7 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 eFe ences 1. Sie e LJ. Neu obiology o agg ession and iolence. Am J Psychia y (2008) 165(4):429–42. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07111774 2. S an o d MS, Hous on RJ, Ma hias CW, Villema e e-Pi man NR, Hel i z LE, Conklin SM. Cha ac e izing agg essi e beha io . Assessmen (2003) 10(2): 183–90. doi:10.1177/1073191103010002009 3. Fel hous AR, Lake SL, Rundle BK, S an o d MS. Pha maco he apy o impulsi e agg ession: a quali y compa ison o con olled s udies. In J Law Psychia y (2013) 36(3–4):258–63. doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.04.017 4. Vi iello B, S o DM. Sub ypes o agg ession and hei ele ance o child psychia y. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychia y (1997) 36(3):307–15. doi:10.1097/00004583-199703000-00008 5. Ba a ES, S an o d MS, Dowdy L, Liebman MJ, Ken TA. Impulsi e and p emedi a ed agg ession: a ac o analysis o sel - epo ed ac s. Psychia y Res (1999) 86(2):163–73. doi:10.1016/S0165-1781(99)00024-4 6. Meloy JR. Empi ical basis and o ensic applica ion o a ec i e and p eda o y iolence. Aus N Z J Psychia y (2006) 40(6–7):539–47. doi:10.1080/j.1440- 1614.2006.01837.x 7. Meye JM, Cummings MA, P oc o G, S ahl SM. Psychopha macology o pe sis en iolence and agg ession. Psychia Clin No h Am (2016) 39(4):541–56. doi:10.1016/j.psc.2016.07.012 8. Be kowi z L. Agg ession: I s Causes, Consequences, and Con ol. New Yo k, NY: McG aw-Hill (1993). 9. Cima M, Raine A. Dis inc cha ac e is ics o psychopa hy ela e o di e en sub ypes o agg ession. Pe s Indi id Di (2009) 47(8):835–40. doi:10.1016/j. paid.2009.06.031 10. Bandu a A. Social Founda ions o Though and Ac ion: A Social Cogni i e Theo y. Englewood Cli s, NJ: P en ice-Hall, Inc (1986). 11. Lane SD, Kjome KL, Moelle FG. Neu opsychia y o agg ession. Neu ol Clin (2011) 29(1):49–64, ii. doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2010.10.006 12. Khali a N, Duggan C, S o e s J, Huband N, Völlm BA, Fe i e M, e  al. Pha macological in e en ions o an isocial pe sonali y diso de . Coch ane Da abase Sys Re (2010) (8):CD007667. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007667. pub2 13. Swogge MT, Walsh Z, Ch is ie M, P iddy BM, Conne KR. Impulsi e e sus p emedi a ed agg ession in he p edic ion o iolen c iminal ecidi ism. Agg ess Beha (2015) 41(4):346–52. doi:10.1002/ab.21549 14. Fazel S, Gula i G, Linsell L. Schizoph enia and iolence: sys ema ic e iew and me a-analysis. PLoS Med (2009) 2009(6):e1000120. doi:10.1371/jou nal. pmed.1000120 15. Rampling J, Fu ado V, Winspe C, Ma waha S, Lucca G, Li anou M, e al. Non-pha macological in e en ions o educing agg ession and iolence in se ious men al illness: a sys ema ic e iew and na a i e syn hesis. Eu Psychia y (2016) 34:17–28. doi:10.1016/j.eu psy.2016.01.2422 16. Swogge MT, Walsh Z, Hous on RJ, Cashman-B own S, Conne KR. Psychopa hy and axis I psychia ic diso de s among c iminal o ende s: ela ionships o impulsi e and p emedi a ed agg ession. Agg ess Beha (2010) 36:45–53. doi:10.1002/ab.20330 17. Woodwo h M, Po e S. In cold blood: cha ac e is ics o c iminal homicides as a unc ion o psychopa hy. J Abno m Psychol (2002) 111(3):436–45. doi:10.1037/0021-843X.111.3.436 18. Ame ican Psychia ic Associa ion. Diagnos ic and S a is ical Manual o Men al Diso de s. 5 h ed. Washing on, DC: Ame ican Psychia ic P ess (2013). 19. Mo an P. The epidemiology o an isocial pe sonali y diso de . Soc Psychia y Psychia Epidemiol (1999) 34(5):231–42. doi:10.1007/s001270050138 20. Co nell DG, Wa en J, Hawk G, S a o d E, O am G, Pine D. Psychopa hy in ins umen al and eac i e iolen o ende s. J Consul Clin Psychol (1996) 64(4):783–90. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.64.4.783 21. F ick PJ, Co nell AH, Ba y CT, Bodin SD, Dane HE. Callous-unemo ional ai s and conduc p oblems in he p edic ion o conduc p oblem se e i y, agg ession, and sel - epo o delinquency. J Abno m Child Psychol (2003) 31(4):457–70. doi:10.1023/A:1023899703866 22. Walsh Z, Swogge MT, Kosson DS. Psychopa hy and ins umen al iolence: ace le el ela ionships. J Pe s Diso d (2009) 23(4):416–24. doi:10.1521/pedi. 2009.23.4.416 23. Blais J, Solodukhin E, Fo h AE. A me a-analysis explo ing he ela ionship be ween psychopa hy and ins umen al e sus eac i e iolence. C im Jus ice Beha (2014) 41(7):797–821. doi:10.1177/0093854813519629 24. Ha e RD. Manual o he Re ised Psychopa hy Checklis , 2nd ed. To on o, ON: Mul i-Heal h Sys ems (2003). 25. Hous on RJ, S an o d MS, Villema e e-Pi man NR, Conklin SM, Hel i z LE. Neu obiological co ela es and clinical implica ions o agg essi e sub ypes. J Fo ensic Neu opsychol (2003) 3:67–87. doi:10.1300/J151 03n04_05 26. Hen ges RF, Shaw DS, Wang MT. Ea ly childhood pa en ing and child impul- si i y as p ecu so s o agg ession, subs ance use, and isky sexual beha io in adolescence and ea ly adul hood. De Psychopa hol (2017):1–15. doi:10.1017/ S0954579417001596 27. Moelle FG, Ba a ES, Doughe y DM, Schmi z JM, Swann AC. Psychia ic aspec s o impulsi i y. Am J Psychia y (2001) 158:1783–93. doi:10.1176/ appi.ajp.158.11.1783 28. Pa on JH, S an o d MS, Ba a ES. Fac o s uc u e o he Ba a Impulsi eness Scale. J Clin Psychol (1995) 51(6):768–74. doi:10.1002/1097- 4679(199511)51:6<768::AID-JCLP2270510607>3.0.CO;2-1 29. S an o d MS, Ma hias CW, Doughe y DM, Lake SL, Ande son NE, Pa on JH. Fi y yea s o he Ba a Impulsi eness Scale: an upda e and e iew. Pe s Indi id Di (2009) 47(5):385–95. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2009.04.008 30. Wo ld Heal h O ganiza ion. Wo ld Repo on Violence and Heal h. Gene a, Swi ze land: Wo ld Heal h O ganiza ion (2002). 31. Ame ican Psychia ic Associa ion. Psychia ic Se ices in Co ec ional Facili ies. A ling on, VA: Ame ican Psychia ic Pub (2015). 567 p. 32. Kendall T, Pilling S, Ty e P, Duggan C, Bu beck R, Meade N, e al. Guidelines: bo de line and an isocial pe sonali y diso de s: summa y o NICE guidance. BMJ (2009) 338(7689):293–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.b93 33. Su is A, Lind L, Emme G, Bo man PD, Kashne M, Ba a ES. Measu es o agg essi e beha io : o e iew o clinical and esea ch ins umen s. Agg ess Violen Beha (2004) 9(2):165–227. doi:10.1016/S1359-1789(03)00012-0 34. Raine A, Dodge K, Loebe R, Ga zke-Kopp L, Lynam D, Reynolds C, e al. The eac i e–p oac i e agg ession ques ionnai e: di e en ial co ela es o eac i e and p oac i e agg ession in adolescen boys. Agg ess Beha (2006) 32(2):159–71. doi:10.1002/ab.20115 35. Kockle TR, S an o d MS, Nelson CE, Meloy JR, San o d K. Cha ac e izing agg essi e beha io in a o ensic popula ion. Am J O hopsychia y (2006) 76(1):80–5. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.80 36. Conne KR, Hous on RJ, Swo s LM, Meld um S. Reliabili y o he Impulsi e-P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS) in ea ed opia e-dependen indi i duals. Addic Beha (2007) 32(3):655–9. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006. 06.026 37. Ma hias CW, S an o d MS, Ma sh DM, F ick PJ, Moelle FG, Swann AC, e  al. Cha ac e izing agg essi e beha io wi h he Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale among adolescen s wi h conduc diso de . Psychia y Res (2007) 151(3):231–42. doi:10.1016/j.psych es.2006.11.001 38. S an o d MS, Hous on RJ, Bald idge RM. Compa ison o impulsi e and p emedi a ed pe pe a o s o in ima e pa ne iolence. Beha Sci Law (2008) 26(6):709–22. doi:10.1002/bsl.808 39. Haden SC, Sca pa A, S an o d MS. Valida ion o he Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale in college s uden s. J Agg ess Mal ea T auma (2008) 17(3):352–73. doi:10.1080/10926770802406783 40. Kuyck WG, de Beu s E, Ba end eg M, an den B ink W. Psychome ic e alua ion o he Du ch e sion o he Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale (IPAS) in male and emale p isone s. In J Fo ensic Men al Heal h (2013) 12(3):172–9. doi:10.1080/14999013.2013.819396 41. Chen FR, Yang Y, Qian M. Chinese e sion o Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale: alida ion and i s psychome ic p ope ies. J Agg ess Mal- ea T auma (2013) 22(2):175–91. doi:10.1080/10926771.2013.741664 42. Romans L, F esán A, Sen íes H, Sa mien o E, Be langa C, Robles-Ga cía R, e al. Valida ion o he Impulsi e/P emedi a ed Agg ession Scale in Mexican psychia ic pa ien s. No d J Psychia y (2015) 69(5):397–402. doi:10.3109/08 039488.2014.994033 43. Guillemin F, Bomba die C, Bea on D. C oss-cul u al adap a ion o heal h- ela ed quali y o li e measu es: li e a u e e iew and p oposed guidelines. J Clin Epidemiol (1993) 46(12):1417–32. doi:10.1016/0895-4356(93)90142-N 44. on Diemen L, Szobo CM, Kessle F, Pechansky F. Adap a ion and cons uc alida ion o he Ba a Impulsi eness Scale (BIS 11) o B azilian Po uguese o use in adolescen s. Re B as Psiquia (2007) 29(2):153–6. doi:10.1590/ S1516-44462006005000020 45. Ha e D. Psychopa hy as a isk ac o o iolence. Psychia Q (1999) 70(3): 181–97. doi:10.1023/A:1022094925150 8 Aze edo e al. IPAS Validi y in Po uguese Inma es F on ie s in Psychia y | www. on ie sin.o g Feb ua y 2018 | Volume 9 | A icle 10 46. Ha e D, Neumann CS. The PCL-R assessmen o psychopa hy. In: Pa ick CJ, edi o . Handbook o Psychopa hy New Yo k: Guil o d P ess(2006). 58–88. 47. Ha e D, Neumann CS. Psychopa hy as a clinical and empi ical con- s uc . Annu Re Clin Psychol (2008) 4:217–46. doi:10.1146/annu e . clinpsy.3.022806.091452 48. Gonçal es R. Psicopa ia e p ocessos adap a i os à p isão: da in e enção pa a a p e enção. B aga: Uni e sidade do Minho (1999). 49. Lau enschlage GJ. A compa ison o al e na i es o conduc ing Mon e Ca lo analyses o de e mining pa allel analysis c i e ia. Mul i a ia e Beha Res (1989) 24:365–95. doi:10.1207/s15327906mb 2403_6 50. Jackson JE. Oblimin o a ion. In: A mi age P, Col on T, edi o s. Encyclopedia o Bios a is ics. John Wiley & Sons, L d (2005). 6 p. 51. Nunnally JC, Be ns ein IH. Psychome ic Theo y. 3 d ed. New Yo k: McG aw- Hill (1994). 52. Ben le P, Douglas G. Signi icance es s and goodness o i in he analysis o co a iance s uc u es. Psychol Bull (1980) 88:588–606. doi:10.1037/ 0033-2909.88.3.588 53. Ben le PM. EQS 6.1 S uc u al Equa ions P og am. Encino, CA: Mul i a ia e So wa e (2004). 54. Ame ican Educa ional Resea ch Associa ion, Ame ican Psychological Associa ion, Na ional Council on Measu emen in Educa ion. S anda ds o Educa ional and Psychological Tes ing. Washing on, DC: Ame ican Educa ional Resea ch Associa ion (1999). 55. Sca pazza C, Selli o M, di Pelleg ino G. Now o no -now? The in luence o alexi hymia on in e empo al decision-making. B ain Cogn (2017) 114:20–8. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2017.03.001 56. Fazel S, Danesh J. Se ious men al diso de in 23000 p isone s: a sys ema ic e iew o 62 su eys. Lance (2002) 359(9306):545–50. doi:10.1016/ S0140-6736(02)07740-1 57. K eek MJ, Nielsen DA, Bu elman ER, LaFo ge KS. Gene ic in luences on impulsi i y, isk aking, s ess esponsi i y and ulne abili y o d ug abuse and addic ion. Na Neu osci (2005) 8(11):1450–7. doi:10.1038/nn1583 58. Mann FD, Engelha d L, B iley DA, G o zinge AD, Pa e son MW, Tacke JL, e al. Sensa ion seeking and impulsi e ai s as pe sonali y endopheno ypes o an isocial beha io : e idence om wo independen samples. Pe s Indi id Di (2017) 105:30–9. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.018 59. Whi ney P, Jameson T, Hinson JM. Impulsi eness and execu i e con ol o wo king memo y. Pe s Indi id Di (2004) 37:417–28. doi:10.1016/j. paid.2003.09.013 60. Spinella M. Sel - a ed execu i e unc ion: de elopmen o he execu i e unc- ion index. In J Neu osci (2005) 115:649–67. doi:10.1080/00207450590524304 Con lic o In e es S a emen : The au ho s epo no con lic s o in e es . The au ho s alone a e esponsible o he con en and w i ing o he pape . Copy igh © 2018 Aze edo, Pais-Ribei o, Coelho and Figuei edo-B aga. This is an open-access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion License (CC BY). The use, dis ibu ion o ep oduc ion in o he o ums is pe mi ed, p o ided he o iginal au ho (s) and he copy igh owne a e c edi ed and ha he o iginal publica ion in his jou nal is ci ed, in acco dance wi h accep ed academic p ac ice. No use, dis ibu ion o ep oduc ion is pe mi ed which does no comply wi h hese e ms.