Konstruktion eines störungsspezifischen instruments zur erfassung der impulsivität der borderline-persönlichkeitsstörung

Translated title of the contribution: Contraction of a disorder-related instrument to measure impulsivity of borderline personality disorder

Christoph Kröger*, Doreen Holdstein, André Lombe, Ulrich Schweiger, Joachim Kosfelder

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Background: Impulsivity is one of the core features of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and is one of the first targets to be focused on in treatment. However, no valid, reliable, and economic self-report inventory is available to measure disorder-related impulsive behavior. Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Impulse Scale (IS-27). Method: 27 items were selected in preliminary analyses and given, along with other self-reports, to a diagnostically heterogeneous sample (n1 = 115) and a sample of individuals with BPD (n2 = 149). Results: In a principal component analysis, a single-factor solution was favored. Internal Consistency and Guttmans split-half-coefficients are above 0.92. The IS-27 has good convergent validity and discriminates between diagnostic groups. Conclusions: The IS-27 has shown good psychometric properties and can be used to measure impulsivity as a behavioral component of BPD. Further testing is required to determine its sensitivity to change.

Translated title of the contributionContraction of a disorder-related instrument to measure impulsivity of borderline personality disorder
Original languageGerman
JournalZeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Volume36
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)290-297
Number of pages8
ISSN1616-3443
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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