Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Brief in Adolescents

Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Brief (BIS-Brief) is a self-report scale that can be used to measure impulsivity in adolescents. In this study, it was aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the BIS-Brief in clinical and non-clinical adolescent samples. The study include...

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Published in:Noro-Psikiyatri Arsivi 2022-03, Vol.59 (1), p.48-53
Main Authors: Torlak, Canan Yusufoglu, Durmu, Fatma Benk, Tugen, Leyla Ezgi, Gulec, Huseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Consent
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Drug use
Evaluation
Families & family life
Family income
Hyperactivity
Impulse
Impulsivity
Mental health surveys
Parents & parenting
Patients
Psychiatric research
Quantitative psychology
Sociodemographics
Teenagers
Translations and translating
Validity
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Summary:Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Brief (BIS-Brief) is a self-report scale that can be used to measure impulsivity in adolescents. In this study, it was aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the BIS-Brief in clinical and non-clinical adolescent samples. The study included two groups of 116 psychiatric outpatients and 175 middle and high school students. For the re-test study, a small subgroup of the patient group (n=21) was re-applied BIS-Brief three weeks later. Socio-demographic data of the participants were collected. Aggression subscale of Childhood Behavior Checklist (CBCL), hyperactivity/impulsivity and anger control problems subscales of Conners-Wells' Adolescents Self-Report Scale-Long (CASS-L), and hyperactivity subscale of Conner's Parent Rating Scale-Short Form (CPRS-S) were administered. The mean ages of the patient and control groups were 15.22±1.58 years and 15.16±1.86 years, respectively. There were 77 (66.4%) males in the patient group and 107 (61.1%) males in the control group. Cronbach's alphas for internal consistency were 0.78 (patient group) and 0.70 (control group). Three weeks test-retest reliability was 0.64 (patient group). We found a two-dimensional structure for the Turkish BIS-Brief. The BIS-Brief scores had a significant correlation with the scores of CBCL's aggression subscale (r=0.48; p
ISSN:1300-0667
1309-4866
DOI:10.29399/npa.27527