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Billieux J, Heeren A, Rochat L, Maurage P, Bayard S, Bet R, Besche-Richard C, Challet-Bouju G, Carré A, Devos G, Flayelle M, Gierski F, Grall-Bronnec M, Kern L, Khazaal Y, Lançon C, Lannoy S, Michael GA, Raffard S, Romo L, Van der Linden M, Wéry A, Canale N, King DL, Schimmenti A, Baggio S. Positive and negative urgency as a single coherent construct: Evidence from a large-scale network analysis in clinical and non-clinical samples. J Pers 2021; 89:1252-1262. [PMID: 34114654 PMCID: PMC9292904 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Aims Negative and positive urgency are emotion‐related impulsivity traits that are thought to be transdiagnostic factors in psychopathology. However, it has recently been claimed that these two traits are closely related to each other and that considering them separately might have limited conceptual and methodological value. The present study aimed to examine whether positive and negative urgency constructs constitute separate impulsivity traits. Methods In contrast to previous studies that have used latent variable approaches, this study employed an item‐based network analysis conducted in two different samples: a large sample of non‐clinical participants (N = 18,568) and a sample of clinical participants with psychiatric disorders (N = 385). Results The network analysis demonstrated that items denoting both positive and negative urgency cohere as a single cluster of items termed “general urgency” in both clinical and non‐clinical samples, thereby suggesting that differentiating positive and negative urgency as separate constructs is not necessary. Conclusion These findings have important implications for the conceptualization and assessment of urgency and, more broadly, for future research on impulsivity, personality, and psychopathology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joël Billieux
- Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Psychological Science Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
| | - Lucien Rochat
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
| | - Pierre Maurage
- Psychological Science Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
| | - Sophie Bayard
- Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPSYLON EA 4556, Montpellier, France
| | - Romain Bet
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Mécanismes Cognitifs (EA 3082), Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France
| | - Chrystel Besche-Richard
- Cognition, Health, Society Laboratory (C2S), Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
| | - Gaëlle Challet-Bouju
- Addictology and Psychiatry Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,Université de Nantes, Université de Tours, INSERM, SPHERE U1246 "methodS in Patient-centered outcomes and HEalth ResEarch", Nantes, France
| | - Arnaud Carré
- Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université Grenoble Alpes, Chambéry, France
| | - Gaëtan Devos
- Psychological Science Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Scientific Research and Publication Cell (CRPS), Namur, Belgium
| | - Maèva Flayelle
- Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Fabien Gierski
- Cognition, Health, Society Laboratory (C2S), Université Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
| | - Marie Grall-Bronnec
- Addictology and Psychiatry Department, CHU Nantes, Nantes, France.,Université de Nantes, Université de Tours, INSERM, SPHERE U1246 "methodS in Patient-centered outcomes and HEalth ResEarch", Nantes, France
| | - Laurence Kern
- Laboratoire EA 2931, LINP2A, Université Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France.,Laboratoire EA 4430 CLIPSYD, Université Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France
| | - Yasser Khazaal
- Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Research Center, Montreal University Institute of Mental Health, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Christophe Lançon
- Department of Psychiatry, Addictology and Child Psychiatry, La Conception University Hospital, Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals, Marseille, France
| | - Séverine Lannoy
- Psychological Science Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - George A Michael
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Mécanismes Cognitifs (EA 3082), Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France
| | - Stéphane Raffard
- Univ Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, EPSYLON EA 4556, Montpellier, France.,University Department of Adult Psychiatry, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire EA 4430 CLIPSYD, Université Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychological Science Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
| | - Adriano Schimmenti
- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, UKE-Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy
| | - Stéphanie Baggio
- Division of Prison Health, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Office of Corrections, Department of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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