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Bulgarian students’ impulsivity differentiated by gender, age, and some scientific areas

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Stoyanova, Stanislava
Giannouli, Vaitsa

Abstract / Description

Impulsivity is opposed to reflexivity as a cognitive style. This study investigated the frequency distribution of impulsivity in Bulgarian students, as well as some socio-demographic (gender, age, and some scientific areas – social sciences and humanities, as well as sport) differences in impulsivity. Impulsivity opposed to Reflexivity was assessed by means of a sub-scale of the computerized test method Attitude towards Work from Vienna Test System among 141 Bulgarian students. The results revealed slightly more frequent impulsivity than reflexivity in Bulgarian students, but not any gender, age or scientific areas main effects on impulsivity/reflexivity, only their interaction effect, such that younger male students in sport were more impulsive than older male students in sport. A minor trend was found reflexivity to increase with longer sports practice. These findings may indicate the quality of taken decisions in youth.

Keyword(s)

age gender impulsivity reflexivity students

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Date of first publication

2018-10-31

Journal title

Psychological Thought

Volume

11

Issue

2

Page numbers

138–147

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Stoyanova, S., & Giannouli, V. (2018). Bulgarian students’ impulsivity differentiated by gender, age, and some scientific areas. Psychological Thought, 11(2), 138–147. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.250
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Stoyanova, Stanislava
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Giannouli, Vaitsa
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-28T10:01:39Z
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    2018-11-28T10:01:39Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018-10-31
  • Abstract / Description
    Impulsivity is opposed to reflexivity as a cognitive style. This study investigated the frequency distribution of impulsivity in Bulgarian students, as well as some socio-demographic (gender, age, and some scientific areas – social sciences and humanities, as well as sport) differences in impulsivity. Impulsivity opposed to Reflexivity was assessed by means of a sub-scale of the computerized test method Attitude towards Work from Vienna Test System among 141 Bulgarian students. The results revealed slightly more frequent impulsivity than reflexivity in Bulgarian students, but not any gender, age or scientific areas main effects on impulsivity/reflexivity, only their interaction effect, such that younger male students in sport were more impulsive than older male students in sport. A minor trend was found reflexivity to increase with longer sports practice. These findings may indicate the quality of taken decisions in youth.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Stoyanova, S., & Giannouli, V. (2018). Bulgarian students’ impulsivity differentiated by gender, age, and some scientific areas. Psychological Thought, 11(2), 138–147. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.250
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  • ISSN
    2193-7281
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1511
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1877
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.250
  • Keyword(s)
    age
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  • Keyword(s)
    gender
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  • Keyword(s)
    impulsivity
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  • Keyword(s)
    reflexivity
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  • Keyword(s)
    students
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Bulgarian students’ impulsivity differentiated by gender, age, and some scientific areas
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Psychological Thought
  • Page numbers
    138–147
  • Volume
    11
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