RT Journal Article
T1 Impulsivity-Compulsivity Axis: Evidence of Its Clinical Validity to Individually Classify Subjects on the Use/Abuse of Information and Communication Technologies
A1 Cassú Ponsatí, Daniel
A1 Pedrero Pérez, Eduardo José
A1 Morales Alonso, Sara
A1 Ruiz Sánchez de León, José María
AB The compulsive habit model proposed by Everitt and Robbins has accumulated important empirical evidence. One of their proposals is the existence of an axis, on which each person with a particular addiction could be located depending on the evolutionary moment of his/her addictive process. The objective of the present study is to contribute in addressing the identification of such axis, as few studies related to it have been published to date. To do so, the use/abuse of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) was quantified on an initial sample of 807 subjects. Questionnaires were also delivered to measure impulsivity, compulsivity and symptoms of prefrontal dysfunction. Evidence of the existence of the proposed axis was obtained by means of Machine Learning methodologies, thus allowing the classification of each subject along the continuum. The present study provides preliminary evidence of the existence of the Impulsivity-Compulsivity axis, as well as an app so that each patient that starts getting treatment for an addiction can be statistically classified as ‘impulsive’ or ‘compulsive’. This would allow the matching of each person with the most appropriate treatment for his/her moment in the addiction/abuse process, thus facilitating the individualized design of each therapeutic process and a possible improvement of the results of the treatment.
PB Frontiers Media S.A.
SN 1664-1078
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110058
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110058
LA eng
NO Cassú Ponsatí, D., Pedrero Pérez, E.J., Morales Alonso, S. & Ruiz Sánchez de León, J.M. (2021). Impulsivity-Compulsivity Axis: Evidence of its Clinical Validity to Individually Classify Subjects on the Use/Abuse of Information and Communication Technologies. Frontiers in Psychology, Apr 6; 12: 647682.
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025