Over-all significantly higher mean scores on impulsiveness were found on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and on the nonplanning and motor subscales for two cohorts of 40 male felons and 40 unwed mothers than for a sample of 360 randomly selected adults. These results support Barratt's conceptualizations of impulsivity.
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