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Behavioral Inhibition Scale/Behavioral Activation Scale
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal
Specificity
Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
Year
1994
Author
Carver & White
Identification and Classification
- Instrument
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Behavioral Inhibition Scale/Behavioral Activation Scale
- Acronym
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BIS/BAS
- Area
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Personal
- Dimension
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Risk factors start consumption
- Specificity
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Unspecified: Legal and illegal drugs
- Objective
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To evaluate the systems of activation and behavioral inhibition to study individual differences according to their modulation in different environments
- Factors it measures
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- Inhibition / Extraversion
- Search for fun / pleasure
- Impulsiveness
- Sensitivity to reward
- Year
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1994
- Author
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Carver & White
- Author Contact Data
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Carver, Charles
Department of Psychology, University of Miami. Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2070
- Availability
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Free
- Link
Versions
Year
2012
Validation Country
Argentina
Author
Martínez, Zalazar, Pilatti, & Cupani
Author Contact Data
Martínez, M. Victoria
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Facultad de Psicología, Laboratorio de Psicología. Enf. Gordillo esq. Enrique Barros, Ciudad Universitaria (CP: 5000).
Teléfono: 0351-4333064. Int. 164.
E-mail: victoriamart@gmail.com
References
Martínez, M. V., Zalazar, M. F., Pilatti, A., & Cupani, M. (2012). Adaptación del Cuestionario de Personalidad BIS BAS IPIP a una muestra de estudiantes universitarios argentinos y análisis de su relación con patrones de consumo de alcohol. Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 30, 304-316.
Year
2016
Validation Country
Mexico
Author
Pulido, Rivera, Fondón, & Vázquez
Author Contact Data
Pulido, M. Antonio
Departamento de Psicología, Insurgentes Sur 4303, Col. Santa Úrsula Xitle, 14420 Ciudad de México
Teléfono: (55)5487-14-10
E-mail: mpulido@uic.edu.mx y mpulido@cesmx.edu.mx.
References
Pulido, M. A., Rivera, L., Fondón, A., & Vázquez, P. (2016). Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala BIS/BAS en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios mexicanos. Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología, 21, 300-310.
Year
2013
Validation Country
Brazil
Author
Souza & Nina-E-Silva
Author Contact Data
Souza, Ellen
Clínica Contexto e Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
E-mail: eportilho88@yahoo.com.br
References
Souza, E., & Nina-E-Silva, C. (2013). Tradução e adaptação da Escala BIS/BAS para aplicação em adultos brasileiros. Revista da Universidade Vale do Rio Verde, Três Corações, 11, 470-476.
Description
- Abstract
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BIS / BAS is a multifactorial scale that by means of 20 items evaluates the systems of inhibition / activation of the subject in a reactive way in different contexts, among them it can be used to measure the tendency of avoidance or approximation to risk situations such as the use of substances
- Psychometric characteristics
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The BIS scale was relatively independent of the BAS subscales. The BIS scale correlated -.12 with impulsivity, .28 with reward and -.08 with fun search.
On the other hand, impulsivity correlated .34 with reward and .41 with pursuit of fun.
In turn, it was confirmed that three BAS scales were significantly associated in a second order factor (> .75) as well as BIS (> .93).
Test-retest correlations:
.66 (impulsivity), .59 (reward) and .69 (pursuit of fun). - No. of items
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It consists of 20 items on a Likert-type scale with four answer options ranging from "strongly agree" (1) to "strongly disagree" (4), with no possibility of neutral answer
- Duration
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10 min
- Way of administration
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- Individual and collective
- Paper
- Way of qualification
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Following the cut-off points of the measurement scale, a total score indicative of the level of inhibition / activation is obtained
- Application context
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Clinic / School
- Population
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Teenager / young adults
- References
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Carver, C. S., & White, T. L. (1994). Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/ BAS Scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 319-333.