Validity and Reliability of the Abbreviated Barratt Impulsiveness Scale in Spanish (BIS-15S)*

ISSN: 0034-7450

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The BIS-15S was tested in non-clinical (n=283) and clinical (n=164) native Spanish-speakers. Intra-scale reliability was calculated using Cronbach's α, and test-retest reliability was measured with Pearson correlations. Psychometric properties were determined using standard statistics. A factor analysis was performed to determine BIS-15S factor structure.

Results

447 subjects participated in the study. Clinical subjects were older and more educated compared to non-clinical subjects. Impulsivity scores were normally distributed in each group. BIS-15S total, motor, non-planning and attention scores were significantly lower in non-clinical vs. clinical subjects. Subjects with substance-related disorders had the highest BIS-15S total scores, followed by subjects with bipolar disorders and bulimia nervosa/binge eating. Internal consistency was 0.793 and test-retest reliability was 0.80. Factor analysis confirmed a three-factor structure (attention, motor, non- planning) accounting for 47.87% of the total variance in BIS-15S total scores.

Conclusions

The BIS-15S is a valid and reliable self-report measure of impulsivity in this population. Further research is needed to determine additional components of impulsivity not investigated by this measure.

Key words:

Personality assessment

validation studies

Colombia

Resumen

Objetivo

Determinar la validez y confiabilidad de una nueva versión abreviada de la Escala de Impulsividad de Barratt (BIS-15S) en la población colombiana.

Método

El BIS-15S fue aplicado a sujetos hispanoparlantes no clínicos (n=283) y clínicos (n=164). Sus propiedades psicométricas se establecieron con pruebas estadísticas estandarizadas y sus factores principales se analizaron para determinar la estructura de los factores del instrumento.

Resultados

447 sujetos participaron en el estudio. Los sujetos clínicos fueron mayores y más educados que los sujetos no clínicos. Los puntajes estuvieron distribuidos normalmente en las dos poblaciones. Los puntajes total, motor, de no planeación y atención del BIS-15S fueron significativamente menores en sujetos no clínicos, comparados con sujetos clínicos. Los puntajes de los sujetos con abuso/dependencia a drogas fueron los más altos, seguidos de aquellos de sujetos con trastornos bipolares y bulimia nerviosa/trastorno por atracones. La consistencia interna del BIS-15S fue 0,793; su confiabilidad prueba-reprueba, 0,80. El análisis de factores confirmó tres factores principales (motor, no planeación y atención) responsables de 47,87% de la varianza del puntaje total del BIS-15S.

Conclusiones

El BIS-15S es una medida válida y confiable del rasgo impulsividad en la población colombiana. Son necesarios estudios adicionales para establecer otras dimensiones del rasgo no medidas por el instrumento.

Palabras clave:

determinación de la personalidad

estudios de validación

Colombia

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Conflicto de interés: los autores manifiestan que no tienen ningún conflicto de interés en este artículo.

Supported by SEMILLA grant from Los Andes University (LO-C), U. S. National Institute on Drug Abuse DA023548 (DVH), and Program Equilibrio (MR and JG).

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