A psychometric validation study of the Impulsive-Compulsive Behaviours Checklist: A transdiagnostic tool for addictive and compulsive behaviours

Karen Guo; George J Youssef; Andrew Dawson; Linden Parkes; Sanne Oostermeijer; Clara López-Solà; Valentina Lorenzetti; Christopher Greenwood; Leonardo F Fontenelle; Murat Yücel

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.11.021

A psychometric validation study of the Impulsive-Compulsive Behaviours Checklist: A transdiagnostic tool for addictive and compulsive behaviours

Addict Behav. 2017 Apr:67:26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.11.021. Epub 2016 Dec 2.

Affiliations

¹ Brain and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, VIC 3168, Australia.
² Brain and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, VIC 3168, Australia; School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Centre for Adolescent Health, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Brain and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, VIC 3168, Australia; Department of Psychological Sciences, Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
⁵ Brain and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, VIC 3168, Australia; Anxiety, Obsessive, and Compulsive Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil; D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Brazil.
⁶ Brain and Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, VIC 3168, Australia. Electronic address: murat.yucel@monash.edu.

PMID: 27987424
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.11.021

Abstract

The occurrence of repetitive behaviours that are often harmful has been attributed to traits traditionally described as "impulsive" or "compulsive" e.g. substance dependence, excessive gambling, and hoarding. These behaviours are common and often co-occur in both the general population and psychiatric populations. The lack of measures to concurrently index a range of such behaviours led to the development of the Impulsive-Compulsive Behaviours (ICB) Checklist. This study aims to validate the ICB Checklist in a general community sample. Factor analyses revealed a two-factor structure, demonstrating good model fit in two independent samples. These were labelled Impulsive-Compulsions and Compulsive-Impulsions, comprising of classically compulsive and impulsive behaviours respectively. Reliability and construct validity were further confirmed using correlations with existing measures of impulsivity and compulsivity. Results suggest that the ICB Checklist is a valid and practical assessment that can be used to monitor behavioural clusters characterised by deficits in inhibition.

Keywords: Assessment; Compulsivity; Impulsivity; Measurement; Validity.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Behavior, Addictive / complications*
Behavior, Addictive / diagnosis*
Behavior, Addictive / psychology
Checklist / methods
Checklist / standards*
Compulsive Behavior / complications*
Compulsive Behavior / diagnosis*
Compulsive Behavior / psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Male
Middle Aged
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Young Adult