Abstract
<p>The primary purpose of this study was to investigate associations between attention impulsivity, motor impulsivity and non-planning impulsivity measured according to the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS) and indicators of subjective well-being (SWB) measured by the Flourishing Scale (FS) and Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) in students at selected private higher education institutions (N = 514, 52% women, 48% men). The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of gender on the aforementioned associations. Relationships between impulsivity and subjective well-being were examined taking into account the multifactoral structure of impulsiveness. The main findings of the study show that: (a) attention impulsivity predicted low prosperity and low levels of satisfaction with standard of living, health, personal achievements, safety and future security; (b) motor impulsivity showed bivariate but not unique relationships between prosperity and satisfaction with personal health, achievements and personal safety; (c) non-planning impulsivity was found to be uniquely associated with lower subjective prosperity and lower satisfaction with personal achievements and personal relationships; and (d) gender did not moderate the relationship between BIS components and SWB indexes. Impulsivity substrates explained between 4 and 17% of the variance in subjective well-being indexes. In sum, the results showed that the three components of impulsivity are distinct yet partially overlapping. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0998/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
Highlights
Impulse control, good behavioural regulation, and emotional stability are some of the key prerequisites for personal well-being, life satisfaction, and overall health
The current study and hypotheses The current study aimed to examine the relationship between the different dimensions of impulsivity as indexed by the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS)-11 and indicators of subjective well-being (SWB) in the student population in private higher education
Reliabilities of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11) subscales in some other studies were optimal (e.g., Malesza & Ostaszewski, 2016). It seems that the reliabilities of the scales vary across the studies, and, further checks on the psychometric characteristics of this instrument are needed
Summary
Good behavioural regulation, and emotional stability are some of the key prerequisites for personal well-being, life satisfaction, and overall health. These personal qualities and abilities are a prerequisite for success in private and business life. Previous studies (Lozano & Pérez, 2014; Vigil-Coleṭ & Morales-Vives, 2005) showed that impulsivity was negatively related to intelligence and academic performance (especially among bright students). Both of these studies have shown that impulsivity is a moderator between individuals' resources and their achievements
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