Citation

Thompson LL, Whitmore EA, Raymond KM, Crowley TJ. Assessment 2006; 13(1): 3-15.

Affiliation

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver. CO 80262, USA. laetitia.thompson@uchsc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1073191105282247

PMID

16443715

Abstract

Adolescents with substance use and conduct disorders have high rates of aggression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), all of which have been characterized in part by impulsivity. Developing measures that capture impulsivity behaviorally and correlate with self-reported impulsivity has been difficult. One promising behavioral measure, however, is a variant of the continuous performance test, the Immediate Memory Test/Delayed Memory Test (IMT/DMT). The authors showed significant group differences between adolescents in treatment for serious substance and conduct problems and community controls on impulsivity measures, both behavioral and self-report, as well as on aggression and problem behavior measures. Furthermore, the IMT/DMT correlated significantly with self-reported impulsivity. In summary, the IMT/DMT may be an effective behavioral measure of impulsivity in adolescents.

Language: en