About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait) |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Attention; Cognitive instability; Motor; Perseverance; Self-control; Cognitive complexity |
| Description | Questionnaire designed to assess the personality/behavioural construct of impulsiveness. |
| Example | I do things without thinking |
| Link | http://www.impulsivity.org/measurement/bis11 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 30 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 8-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .44-.85 |
| Test retest | 6 months, r= [.30,.66] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 3-factor orthogo |
| CFA | SB-Chi-square(390)= 1566.93 Chi-square/df = 4.02 IFI = .91 CFI = .91 RMSEA = .06 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | r= .50 with antisocial behaviour (Antisocial Process Screening Device); r= .56 with psychopathic traits (Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory); r= .40 with callous (The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits); r= .18 with narcissism (Narcissistic Personality Inventory-13); r= .39 with aggression (Reactive–Proactive Aggression Questionnaire); r = .33 with conduct disorder symptoms; r= .43 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Wender Utah) |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Pechorro, P., Ayala-Nunes, L., Ray, J. V., Nunes, C., & Gonçalves, R. A. (2016). The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 among a school sample of Portuguese male and female adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(9), 2753–2764. doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0453-2 Cosi, S., Vigil-Colet, A., Canals, J., & Lorenzo-Seva, U. (2008). Psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11-A for children. Psychological Reports, 103(2), 336-346. doi:10.2466/pr0.103.2.336-346 Fossati, A., Barratt, E. S., Acquarini, E., & Di Ceglie, A. (2002). Psychometric properties of an adolescent version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 for a sample of Italian high school students. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95(2), 621-635. doi:10.2466/pms.2002.95.2.621 Hartmann, A. S., Rief, W., & Hilbert, A. (2011). Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, Version 11 (Bis–11) for Adolescents. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 112(2), 353-368. doi:10.2466/08.09.10.pms.112.2.353-368 |