El modelo UPPS de impulsividad en el abuso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC)

  1. Eduardo J. Pedrero Pérez 1
  2. Sara Morales Alonso 1
  3. Vanesa Gallardo Arriero 1
  4. Laura Blázquez Rollón 1
  5. Irene Folguera Expósito 1
  6. José María Ruiz Sánchez de León 2
  1. 1 Unidad de Formación e Investigación. Departamento de Evaluación y Calidad. Madrid Salud. Ayuntamiento de Madrid
  2. 2 Departamento de Psicología Experimental, Procesos Cognitivos y Logopedia. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Adicciones: Revista de socidrogalcohol

ISSN: 0214-4840

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 34

Issue: 3

Pages: 197-207

Type: Article

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Abstract

The UPPS model of impulsivity has recently been proposed, has been widely applied to substance abuse and is one of those recommended in the context of Research Domain Criteria, RDoC. However, its ap - plication to the abuse of information and communication technolo - gies (ICTs) has been very limited. In the present work, a sample of n = 748 (67% females) was recruited through the Internet, and the reduced version of the UPPS-P was administered, in addition to the MULTICAGE-TIC and the Prefrontal Symptoms Inventory (PSI-20). The psychometric properties of UPPS-P were satisfactory in terms of internal consistency (0.87 >ω > 0.75) and structural validity. Impulsiv- ity measured by UPPS-P correlated with all MULTICAGE-TIC scales, although with a very small effect size, and with greater magnitude with prefrontal dysfunction symptoms. The impulsivity dimension most related to ICT abuse was Urgency (0.3 > r > 0.2). A structural analysis of all the variables was carried out, with impulsivity appearing as a product of the prefrontal malfunction that predicted, through Positive Urgency, the abuse of ICTs. Impulsivity does not seem to be the central nucleus of ICT abuse, but rather failures in the superior control of behavior, of which impulsivity would be a consequence, but not the most important. This makes it advisable to design cognitive rehabilitation interventions that improve the functioning of superior behavior control mechanisms in the prevention and treatment of ICT abuse

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