Title that summarises your research topic

Title that summarises your research topic

Abstract

A summary of your research, generally one sentence per area

Summary of link between your topics

Rationale for study

Statistic(s) and participants

Main results

Main implications/conclusions

200 words max, does not count to your word count

Title again

Introduce your topic(s) with cited definitions.

Establish the importance of understanding the link between your topic(s)

What has previous research found?

DO NOT INCLUDE information that is not pertinent to your research question.

Start broad and narrow down to your research.

Make sure your points are logical and flow, dont abruptly change topics or you will confuse your audience.

Hypothesis should be phrased in current/future language at this point it is hypothesised not it was hypothesised.

In general, at least a third of your word count should be used here (500 words or more)

Methods

Participants

How many participants are there?

How were they collected?

How many were excluded (not based on assumptions) and why?

Presenting demographics in an APA table will save on word count (below is an example, these are not your demographics), at the very least you will be expected to state the age and one of the gender variables

Table 1. Sample Demographics.

Biological Gender N M(SD) age Age range

Male 95 24.56 (3.353) 18-30

Female 101 24.67 (3.726) 18-30

Unspecified 4 24 (3.742) 20-29

Primary School High School Undergraduate Masters/PhD Unspecified

Highest Education level 6 94 82 12 6

Single Partner (>18months) Partner/ Married (<18months) Unspecified

Relationship Status 117 9 71 3

Materials

What scales did you use?

What are the meant to measure?

How are they scored?

Cronbachs alphas

Example items if you have the word count.

Do you have any citations of other people using the scale that you can use to claim validity with?

Procedure

The steps required to completely re-run your study from start to finish.

Will likely be 2-3 sentences at the most for this study.

Results

Opening statement should include.

Alpha

The stat that was run and why.

The phrasing on this will infer what your IVs, DVs, and CVs are.

Assumptions and anyone removed based on assumptions.

Descriptives (usually presented in a table, example below)

Remember with tables:

Introduce in text.

Present table.

Refer to some interesting point of the table that isnt just restating something in the table. (e.g. gender split, whether the averages where high or low based on the mean, what this might mean for generalisability)

Table 2. Sample Descriptives

Scale Subscale N M SD Sample min-Max

UPPS-P Negative Urgency 200 30.355 7.896 12-48

Positive Urgency 200 28.730 8.906 14-56

Lack of Premeditation 200 20.225 4.920 11-38

Lack of Perseverance 200 21.945 5.083 10-36

Other scale Sub1 ## ###.## #.## ##-##

Sub2 ## ###.## #.## ##-##

Present your actual results

ANOVAs will detail interactions, main effects, and pairwise comparisons, with F statements.

Regression will detail R2, adjusted R2 as well as F statements for EACH model run, and then the coefficients for each model.

Make use of tables to save on word count, examples are shown below, highlighted to emphasize where each comes from in your output (do not highlight your tables)

Yellow come from model summary in output.

Green come from ANOVA in output.

Blue come from Coefficients in output.

Pink come from Bootstrap for coefficients in output if you ran a bootstrap or from coefficients if you didnt, with the exception of confidence intervals (which are only present in bootstrapping)

Table 3. Regression Model Summary

Model R2 Adj R2 df F p

1 2 3 If you present everything for your F statements in a table like table 3, you do not need to write out your F statements. It is up to you whether you want a table or text.

Table 4. Detailed Regression Results Predicting _____

B [95% CI] Stand. Error t p Semi-Partial

1 Constant 23.120

[20.251, 26.082] 1.491 18.004 <.001 MCSD -.950

[-1.472, -.438] .264 -.232 -3.689 .001 -.232

2 Constant 5.062

[-2.270, 11.515] 3.458 1.456 .145 MCSD -.397

[-.850, .070] .235 -.097 -1.510 .089 -.090

Impulsivity 6.781

[4.083, 9.837] 1.452 .356 5.541 <.001 .329

Bootstrapped to 5000. MSCD = _____, CI = _____.

But what do the numbers mean?

is your standardized beta weights. These allow for direct comparisons of predictive strength. The bigger the number, regardless of direction, the more important the predictor.

Semi-Partial shown in output as Part is a measure of the unique variance accounted for by each variable when taking into account the other variables in the model.

B is your unstandardized beta weights. A 1 point increase in your IV results in an increase of B in your DV.

[95% CI] across all of your bootstrapped samples, 95% of the beta weights fell within this range.

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Discussion

Start specific, restate your aim and whether your data supported your hypotheses or not.

Broaden out from your hypotheses, contrasting to previous literature, and what this means in basic easy to follow language.

What are the implications of this in a broader sense, think in terms of research, clinical application, and/or potential real-world change. Keep in mind who your sample represent and how far you can generalise.

What are the limitations of your study? Keep it to 2 or 3 of your biggest limitations (try to think beyond sample size) and what this means for your research and potential future research.

Conclude with a statement that is more than just a summary, what is the take home point of your research that you want the reader to walk away with if nothing else?

In general, at least a third of your word count should be used here (500 words or more)

References

Does not count towards your word count.

APA formatting

Willie, C., Gill, P., Teese, R., Jago, A., & Stavropoulos, V. (2024).Re-evaluating and Refining Popular Conceptualisations of Impulsivity: Introducing the UPPS-P 39. [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Appendices

Put your SPSS output here in whatever format you want as long as it is readable, it does not have to be in APA formatted tables for the appendices.

Supplemental material 2- UPPS-P 39 questionnaire and scoring guide

Main Article Title:

Re-evaluating and Refining Popular Conceptualisations of Impulsivity: Introducing the UPPS-P 39

Please indicate how much agree or disagree with the following statements.

Agree Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

1. I have trouble controlling my impulses. 2. I generally seek new and exciting experiences and sensations. 3. I generally like to see things through to the end. 4. When I am very happy, I cant seem to stop myself from doing things that can have bad consequences. 5. My thinking is usually careful and purposeful. 6. I'll try anything once. 7. I tend to give up easily. 8. When I am in great mood, I tend to get into situations that could cause me problems. 9. When I am very happy, I tend to do things that may cause problems in my life. 10. I like to stop and think things over before I do them. 11. When I feel bad, I will often do things I later regret in order to make myself feel better now. 12. I tend to lose control when I am in a great mood. 13. Sometimes when I feel bad, I cant seem to stop what I am doing even though it is making me feel worse. 14. I quite enjoy taking risks. 15. I concentrate easily. 16. When I am really ecstatic, I tend to get out of control. 17. I tend to value and follow a rational, "sensible" approach to things. 18. When I am upset I often act without thinking. 19. Others would say I make bad choices when I am extremely happy about something. 20. I welcome new and exciting experiences and sensations, even if they are a little frightening and unconventional. 21. I am able to pace myself so as to get things done on time. 22. I usually make up my mind through careful reasoning. 23. When I feel rejected, I will often say things that I later regret. 24. Others are shocked or worried about the things I do when I am feeling very excited. 25. I am a person who always gets the job done. 26. I am a cautious person. 27. It is hard for me to resist acting on my feelings. 28. When I get really happy about something, I tend to do things that can have bad consequences. 29. I sometimes like doing things that are a bit frightening. 30. I almost always finish projects that I start. 31. I often make matters worse because I act without thinking when I am upset. 32. When overjoyed, I feel like I cant stop myself from going overboard. 33. Sometimes there are so many little things to be done that I just ignore them all. 34. I usually think carefully before doing anything. 35. When I am really excited, I tend not to think of the consequences of my actions. 36. I tend to act without thinking when I am really excited. 37. I always keep my feelings under control. 38. When I am really happy, I often find myself in situations that I normally wouldnt be comfortable with. 39. Before making up my mind, I consider all the advantages and disadvantages. UPPS-P 39 Administration and Scoring Instructions

For all items a score of 1 is given for Agree Strongly through to a score of 4 for Disagree strongly.

Certain items are reverse scored; these are noted with an * below (i.e., 1=4, 2=3, 3=2, & 4=1). To calculate a subscale of the UPPS-P 39, average the below items after reverse scoring. Second order factors are and average of their first order factors (i.e. emotional urgency = (positive urgency + negative urgency)/2). A total impulsivity score can be obtained by taking an average of emotional urgency, lack of conscientiousness, and sensation seeking.

Core impulsivity terms

Superordinate Second order factor First order factor Items

Impulsivity Emotional Urgency Positive Urgency 4*, 8*, 9*, 12*, 16*, 19*, 24*, 28*, 32*, 35*, 36*, 38*

Negative Urgency

1*, 11*, 13*, 18*, 23*, 27*, 31*, 37

Lack of Conscientiousness Lack of Premeditation

5, 10, 17, 22, 26, 34, 39

Lack of Perseverance

3, 7*, 15, 21, 25, 30, 33*

Sensation Seeking 2*, 6*, 14*, 20*, 29*

Definition of terms

Emotional urgency- Susceptibility to acting rashly based on their emotional state, regardless of valence

Lack of conscientiousness- Lack of prolonged thought or focus on a task both before and after beginning it, and

Positive urgency- The tendency to act rashly when experiencing positive emotions.

Negative urgency- The tendency to act rashly when experiencing negative emotions.

Lack of premeditation- The tendency to not think through ones actions.

Lack of perseverance- The tendency to quickly give up on a task or change tasks.

Sensation seeking - The tendency to seek out and enjoy exciting experiences.