Confirmatory factor analysis of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale–short form (BIS–15) in patients with mental disorders. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meule, Adrian; Michalek, Silke; Friederich, Hans-Christoph; Brockmeyer, Timo
• Is Part Of: Psychiatry research. Volume 284(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: Impulsivity -- Barratt Impulsiveness Scale -- Factor structure; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- periodicals; Psychiatrie -- Périodiques; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112665
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1781

Abstract

Highlights: The BIS–15 assesses three facets of impulsivity: non-planning, motor, and attentional. Confirmatory factor analysis tested its factor structure in patients with mental disorders. Model fit and internal reliabilities were acceptable-to-good. The BIS–15 has sound psychometric properties in patients with mental disorders. It can be used for assessing impulsivity and its subcomponents in this population. Abstract: Impulsivity is a major component of various mental disorders. A short form of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale—the BIS–15—assesses three facets of impulsivity: non-planning, motor, and attentional. A confirmatory factor analysis tested its factor structure composed of three first-order latent factors and a second-order impulsivity factor in 453 patients with mental disorders (64% female). Model fit was acceptable as were internal reliabilities of the subscales and the total scale. The BIS–15 has sound psychometric properties in patients with mental disorders and, thus, can be used for assessing impulsivity and its subcomponents in this population.