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Impulsivity Level Questionnaire Test

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In about four minutes, the Impulsivity Level Questionnaire Test presents 20 self-report questions about self-control, persistence, emotional reactions, changing interests, and direction in life. Your result describes an overall tendency related to self-control, persistence, goal direction, and interest stability, helping you reflect on how you approach goals and sustain everyday plans.
Questions: 204 minutes
Impulsivity Level Questionnaire Test: sample question card
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How the Scales are Structured

Impulsivity IndexII
Measures how prone a person is to spontaneous, poorly controlled reactions and decisions in communication and actions.
example score39/80
39/80Moderateexample score
20 – 35Low
36 – 66Moderate
67 – 80High
A score of 39 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally adequate self-control with occasional impulsive reactions under pressure.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People with quick reactions
41%OF USERS
They notice they speak or act before thinking and want a clear snapshot of their self-control in communication and decisions.
Conflict-prone communicators
33%OF USERS
They often get into arguments, say sharp things in the moment, and want to understand how impulsivity affects their relationships.
Coaching and therapy clients
26%OF USERS
They take it as part of personal development work to track volitional resources and build steadier emotional regulation.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Impulsivity IndexII
You?
Average47.5
Typical rangeTypical37.1 – 57.8
Possible20 – 80
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

The questionnaire presented to you contains 20 items. Each item includes a response scale. Please read each item carefully and select one of the response options provided. There are no “good” or “bad” answers. Please respond as openly as possible and answer honestly. The preferred response is the one that first comes to mind.
    • Definitely yes
    • Probably yes
    • Probably no
    • No, not always
    • Definitely yes
    • Probably yes
    • Probably no
    • Definitely no
    • Definitely yes
    • Probably yes
    • Probably no
    • Definitely no
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Impulsivity Level Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For readers who want to examine how quickly they act, persist, react, and redirect attention, the Impulsivity Level Questionnaire Test offers a structured self-report portrait. As an impulsivity assessment, this questionnaire can support personal reflection on goals, emotional responses, or unfinished plans. The result describes a general tendency rather than a judgment about character, helping you identify patterns worth observing in daily life.

What This Assessment Explores

The questionnaire examines impulsivity as a self-regulation pattern, contrasting immediate reactions with sustained, goal-directed behavior. It suits readers reflecting on unfinished tasks, changing interests, responses to criticism, deadline pressure, or uncertainty about personal direction.

The Impulsivity Index spans 20-80: Low 20-35, Moderate 36-66, and High 67-80. Higher scores indicate lower self-control, less stable interests, and weaker persistence; lower scores reflect goal-directedness and completing initiated tasks.

The items group these situations into impulsivity patterns, while the single index summarizes them as a broader impulsivity tendency rather than producing separate emotional or mood scores. These thematic groups help explain the overall result:

  • Goal persistence shows whether you continue activities toward an intended outcome.
  • Emotional control reflects responses to criticism, provocation, and pressure.
  • Mood stability captures shifts that may influence reactions without a clear trigger.
  • Self-direction and interest stability indicate how consistently you maintain plans and engagement.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item offers four ordered choices. Depending on wording, options express certainty, frequency, agreement, or control under pressure, from definitely yes to definitely no or very often to almost never. The format captures degrees rather than a simple yes-or-no response.

Responses produce an overall impulsivity score. Higher totals represent more impulsivity and lower self-control; lower totals represent greater persistence and goal orientation. The total summarizes the situations covered by the items rather than predicting every reaction.

Conceptually, the questionnaire is consistent with Losenkov’s Impulsivity Questionnaire (1979), which connects impulsivity with self-regulation, goal direction, perseverance, and changing interests. Losenkov’s 2013 treatment presents the same construct, while Sheinov and Dziavitsyn (2022) report development and validation of a short version. The online form has no established norms or psychometric evidence of its own, so findings from Losenkov’s validated short version should not be transferred to it.

This result is a self-report snapshot shaped by current context, mood, and self-awareness. It can suggest patterns to observe over time; firm conclusions require broader information than one questionnaire.

Author: Ernest S. Barratt
Literature:
  • Losenkov, V. A. (1979). Impulsivity. In V. A. Yadov (Ed.), Self-Regulation and Prediction of Individual Social Behavior: Dispositional Concept (pp. 230-232). Leningrad: Nauka.
  • Losenkov, V. A. (2013). Impulsivity. In V. A. Yadov, A. A. Semenov, V. V. Vodzinskaya, V. N. Kayurova, A. A. Kissel, G. I. Saganenko, L. V. Bozrikova, V. N. Uzunova, V. S. Magun, A. Goshtautas, V. A. Losenkov, E. E. Smirnova, and L. D. Doktorova, Self-Regulation and Prediction of Individual Social Behavior: Dispositional Concept (2nd ed., pp. 286-289). Moscow: TsSPiM.
  • Sheinov, V. P., and Dziavitsyn, A. S. (2022). Short Version of V. A. Losenkov’s Impulsivity Questionnaire: Development and Validation. RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics, 19(4), 820-838. 10.22363/2313-1683-2022-19-4-820-838

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