Psychometric Properties of the Chinese SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale: Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Gender and Age

Abstract

Objective: Impulsivity is widely recognized as a risk factor for a variety of mental disorders and problematic behaviors. The Short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (SUPPS-P) is an extensively used instrument to measure impulsivity in research and clinical settings. The current study primarily aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SUPPS-P (C-SUPPS-P) among Chinese adolescents and emerging adults, and then to test its measurement invariance across gender and age. Methods: Data were collected from three vocational high schools and six colleges in Changsha, China. A total of 2,551 participants (20.1% male and 22.6% adolescents) completed the C-SUPPS-P and scales assessing addictive and problematic smartphone use, as well as emotional symptoms (anxiety, stress, depression). Four alternative models were examined and compared by using confirmatory factor analysis to determine the best factor structure of the C-SUPPS-P. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses were used to test measurement invariance across gender and age. Results: A theory-driven five-factor structure consistent with the original scale was identified. All of the subscales had good internal consistency. The correlations observed with the other scales supported the construct validity of the C-SUPPS-P. Full measurement invariance was established across gender and age, and significant gender and age differences according to impulsivity facets were identified. Conclusions: The C-SUPPS-P presents a consistent factor structure, as well as reliability and validity that are equivalent to those of the original scale. The full measurement invariance shown across gender and age allows for intergroup comparisons. Overall, the C-SUPPS-P is a promising instrument to measure various impulsivity traits in Chinese adolescents and emerging adults.

Measurement and Functional Equivalence of a Reduced Version of the UPPS Impulsivity Scale Among Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Black, and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents

“…For example, it is theoretically plausible that urgency is more closely associated with reduced self-regulatory capacities among the non-Hispanic White youth because these youth face less severe consequences if they act rashly when faced with strong emotions or threatening experiences. Minoritized youth, in contrast, may experience more intense pressure as well as racial socialization (Garcia Coll et al, 1996; Wang et al, 2020) to manage or regulate their reactions when emotionally excited or threatened to avoid racially linked reactions (i.e., from teachers, police, community members) and more severe consequences that can result if they fail to act without thinking. In addition, minoritized youth in our sample also come from families with fewer financial resources and rash actions may have more extensive and long-lasting consequences for poorer youth than those from affluent families.…”

“…All are necessary for the UPPS to be meaningfully used and interpreted across diverse populations. Prior validation studies for the UPPS have established invariance across sex (Cyders, 2013), age (Argyriou et al, 2020), and language variations (e.g., Chinese, French, German translations; Keye et al, 2009; Wang et al, 2020) and mostly within adulthood among primarily Caucasian/White samples. Several have examined the psychometric properties of the UPPS, validating it with Hispanic (H)/Latino adult samples (e.g., Stevens et al, 2018).…”

Psychometric Properties of the South Oaks Gambling Screen Revised for Adolescents in Chinese Adolescent Gamblers

“…This study used the 8-item emotion-based rash action subscale from Xue et al‘s [ 34 ] Chinese version of the short UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (S-UPPS-P) [ 35 ] to measure levels of impulsivity when individuals were confronted with positive and negative emotions. The S-UPPS-P has also been validated in Chinese adolescents [ 36 ]. Participants rated each item (e.g., “When I feel bad, I will often do things I later regret in order to make myself feel better now” ) on a 4-point Likert scale, in which 1 = strongly agree to 4 = strongly disagree .…”

Análisis psicométricos de la escala de impulsividad UPPS-P para niños y adolescentes mediante el modelo politómico de Rasch

“…Entre las razones que motivaron esta adaptación se puede mencionar en primer lugar, que a nivel teórico y empírico se demostró que durante la niñez y la adolescencia es posible evaluar de forma confiable y valida los rasgos de personalidad como la impulsividad (Measelle et al, 2005;Wright & Jackson, 2022;Zapolski et al, 2010). En segundo lugar, se evidenció que durante la adolescencia existen conductas desadaptativas (e.g., externalizadas e internalizadas) que se asocian con rasgos impulsivos de la personalidad (Zapolski & Smith, 2013;Wang et al, 2020). Con relación a esto último, estudios previos de investigación reportaron que durante la adolescencia las dimensiones urgencia negativa, búsqueda de sensaciones y urgencia positiva suelen asociarse con conductas como la agresión, el vandalismo, la desobediencia ante las normas sociales y el robo (Maneiro et al, 2017).…”