Effectiveness of the Impulse Regulation Tool on Young Adults- A Pilot Study

Objective: Impulsive-driven individuals find it very difficult to maintain self-regulation and often tend to give in to the impulses which may even cause psycho-social impairment. The aim of the present work is to verify the effectiveness of an Impulse Regulation Tool on impulsivity of young adults. Method: In the present one group pretest-posttest study, the Impulse Regulation Tool is the independent variable, trait impulsivity is the dependent variable and it is conducted on young adults ranging from 18 to 30 years of age. UPPS-P was administered to check trait impulsivity of the sample in pretest and posttest administration. Paired samples t-test was conducted on SPSSv.20 for Windows, to check the difference between the means of pretest and posttest trait impulsivity. Results: T-scores confirm a significant difference between the mean impulsivity scores, pre-administration and post-administration, at P 0.000. The mean of the posttest administration is much lower than that of the pre-test thus highlighting the effectiveness of the tool. Conclusion: Analysing the results, it can the concluded that the impulse regulation tool is effective for the young adult sample in the study.