A study of the relationship between a self-report measure and a behavioral measure of impulsive behavior

Abstract

The measures used in previous studies did not consider the situation where an individual exhibits impulsive behavior. The present research examines the relationship between self-reported measures and behavioral measures of impulsive abandonment and panic behavior in a problem-solving situation. The self Impulsive Behavior Questionnaire (Yamaguchi & Suzuki, 2005) was the self-reported measure of the impulsive behavior tendency. The 91 undergraduate participants were grouped based on this score (high, n = 31; middle, n = 33; low, n = 27) were used. The behavioral measures were the correct detection and commission errors on the Continuous Performance Test. The result showed that flie high impulsive group made a significantly higher number of commission errors than did the low group. The findings of this study support a consistent relationship between behavioral and self-reported measures.