Impulsiveness

Introduction

Here are a number of statements that may or may not apply to you. For each statement, select the response that best applies to you. Do not spend too long deliberating about your responses: if in doubt, choose the option that immediately seems most appropriate.

Disagree Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree a Little Agree a Little Agree Moderately Agree Strongly
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Disagree Strongly
2 - Disagree Moderatley
3 - Disagree a Little
4 - Agree a Little
5 - Agree Moderately
6 - Agree Strongly
Statement 1 2 3 4 5 6
I stick to my decisions
I seldom act impulsively
I often make decisions on the spur of the moment
I have strong control over my behaviour
I am a bit impulsive
I am often very tempted to do things that a part of me doesn’t want to do
I often end up giving in to my impulses
If I decide to do something I usually follow through with my decision
I am very self-controlled
I have quite an addictive personality
If I think I should behave in a certain way, that’s how I behave
I often plan to be self-controlled, but end up giving in to my impulses