Although impulsivity has been implicated in the development and maintenance of obesity, evidence linking impulsivity to obesity has been mixed. These mixed findings may be related to differences in the type of impulsivity measures used and the varied domains of impulsivity assessed by each measure. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of measurement selection on the relationshi...

objective: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in preschoolers usually decreases their academic performance and disrupts parent-child interactions. the present study aimed at evaluating the effect of localized play therapy on preschoolers with adhd. methods: the research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and control group. using a multi-stage random sampli...

Impulsivity is a personality trait that is linked to unhealthy eating and overweight. A few studies assessed how impulsivity relates to neural responses to anticipating and tasting food, but it is unknown how impulsivity relates to neural responses during food choice. Although impulsivity is a multi-faceted construct, it is unknown whether impulsivity subtypes have different underlying neural m...

Patients with psychotic disorders appear to exhibit greater impulsivity-related behaviors relative to healthy controls. However, the neural underpinning of this impulsivity remains uncertain. Furthermore, it remains unclear how impulsivity might differ or be conserved between psychotic disorder diagnoses in mechanism and manifestation. In this study, self-reported impulsivity, measured by Barra...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between parental impulsivity and (12-15 year old) child body mass index (BMI). METHODS In total, 300 parents completed a survey regarding their own impulsivity level (Barratt impulsiveness scale) and that of their child (impulsivity scale of the temperament in middle childhood questionnaire), and supplied details of their own and ...

Abstract Purpose of Review Impulsivity has long been recognized as a risk factor for addiction. The mechanisms through which impulsivity increases remain unclear, hindering development effective impulsivity-targeted addiction treatments. Preclinical human research is ideally placed to isolate these because the experimental control afforded by laboratory. This review summarizes recent preclinica...

BACKGROUND Impulsivity is elevated among people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and recent evidence suggests that impulsivity can predict onset among those at risk for the disorder. Impulsivity, though, is a broad construct. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to examine whether some aspects of impulsivity are more correlated with risk for mania than others. We hypothesized that risk for ma...

Impulsivity has often been invoked as a proximate driver of different life-history strategies. However, conceptualisations of ‘‘impulsivity’’ are inconsistent and ambiguities exist regarding which facets of impulsivity are actually involved in the canalisation of reproductive strategies. Two variables commonly used to represent impulsivity were examined in relation to reproductive behaviour. Re...

Stress and impulsivity contribute to alcohol use, and stress may also act via impulsivity to increase drinking behavior. Impulsivity represents a multi-faceted construct and self-report and behavioral assessments may effectively capture distinct clinically relevant factors. The present research investigated whether aspects of impulsivity mediate the effect of stress on alcohol use. A community-...