Protocol - Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment - Adolescent and Adult

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Self-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adolescent, Adult

Participants

Adolescents and adults aged 13 years or older

Selection Rationale

The behavioral inhibition system (BIS)/behavioral activation system (BAS) scale is easily administered, widely used, and correlates well with other similar measures.

Language

English

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Human Phenotype Ontology	Addictive behavior	HP:0030858	HPO
Human Phenotype Ontology	Diminished motivation	HP:0000745	HPO
caDSR Form	PhenX PX540601 - Sensitivity To Reward And Punishment Adolescent And Adult	6228468	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

The Expert Review Panel #3 (ERP 3) reviewed the measures in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances, and Substance Abuse and Addiction domains.

Guidance from ERP 3 includes:

• No significant changes to measure

Back-compatible: NA no changes to Data Dictionary

Protocol Name from Source

Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS)/Behavioral Activation System (BAS) scale

Source

Carver, C. S., & White, T. L. (1994). Behavioral inhibition, behavioral activation, and affective responses to impending reward and punishment: The BIS/BAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(2), 319-333.

General References

Bijttebier, P., Beck, I., Claes, L., & Vandereycken, W. (2009). Gray’s reinforcement sensitivity theory as a framework for research on personality-psychopathology associations. Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 421-430.

Gray, J. A., & McNaughton, N. (2000). The neuropsychology of anxiety: An inquiry into the functions of the septo-hippocampal system. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Muris, P., Meesters, C., de Kanter, E., & Timmerman, P. E. (2005). Behavioural inhibition and behavioural activation system scales for children: Relationships with Eysenck’s personality traits and psychopathological symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 831-841.

Scholten, M. R., van Honk, J., Aleman, A., & Kahn, R. S. (2006). Behavioral inhibition system (BIS), behavioral activation system (BAS) and schizophrenia: Relationship with psychopathology and physiology. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 40(7), 638-645.

Willem, L., Bijttebier, P., & Claes, L. (2010). Reactive and self-regulatory temperament dimensions in relation to alcohol use in adolescence. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 1029-1035.

Protocol ID

540601

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX540601_Act_Spur_Of_Moment
	PX540601120000	I often act on the spur of the moment.	N/A
PX540601_Crave_Excitement
	PX540601160000	I crave excitement and new sensations.	N/A
PX540601_Criticism_Or_Scolding_Hurts_Me
	PX540601060000	Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit.	N/A
PX540601_Doing_Well_At_Something
	PX540601030000	When I'm doing well at something, I love to more keep at it. show less	N/A
PX540601_Do_Because_Might_Be_Fun
	PX540601080000	I will often do things for no other reason more than that they might be fun. show less	N/A
PX540601_Excite_Me_To_Win_Contest
	PX540601190000	It would excite me to win a contest.	N/A
PX540601_Few_Fears_Compared_To_Friends
	PX540601180000	I have very few fears compared to my friends.	N/A
PX540601_Get_Excited_Right_Away
	PX540601110000	When I see an opportunity for something I more like, I get excited right away. show less	N/A
PX540601_Get_Something_I_Want_Energized
	PX540601050000	When I get something I want, I feel excited more and energized. show less	N/A
PX540601_Get_Things_I_Want
	PX540601020000	I go out of my way to get things I want.	N/A
PX540601_Good_Things_Affect_Me_Strongly
	PX540601140000	When good things happen to me, it affects me more strongly. show less	N/A
PX540601_Go_Allout
	PX540601070000	When I want something, I usually go all-out more to get it. show less	N/A
PX540601_Move_On_It_Right_Away
	PX540601090000	If I see a chance to get something I want, I more move on it right away. show less	N/A
PX540601_No_Holds_Barred_Approach
	PX540601170000	When I go after something, I use a "no holds more barred" approach. show less	N/A
PX540601_Rarely_Experience_Fear
	PX540601010000	Even if something bad is about to happen to more me, I rarely experience fear or nervousness. show less	N/A
PX540601_Willing_To_Try_Something_New
	PX540601040000	I'm always willing to try something new if I more think it will be fun. show less	N/A
PX540601_Worked_Up_Over_Unpleasant_Things
	PX540601130000	If I think something unpleasant is going to more happen, I usually get pretty "worked up.” show less	N/A
PX540601_Worried_When_Done_Poorly
	PX540601150000	I feel worried when I think I have done more poorly at something important. show less	N/A
PX540601_Worried_When_Somebody_Is_Angry
	PX540601100000	I feel pretty worried or upset when I think more or know somebody is angry at me. show less	N/A
PX540601_Worry_About_Making_Mistakes
	PX540601200000	I worry about making mistakes.	N/A

Substance Use-related Psychosocial Risk Factors

Measure Name

Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment

Release Date

February 24, 2012

Definition

This measure assesses the participant’s sensitivity to two motivational systems: the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS).

Purpose

The behavioral inhibition system (BIS) alerts the person to danger and punishment through feelings of anxiety and therefore inhibits behavior that leads to negative consequences. The behavioral activation system (BAS) alerts the person to reward through feelings of elation and therefore promotes behavior that leads to positive consequences. Various psychological disorders-such as attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse-may result from an imbalance in one motivational system or the other (Bijttebier et al., 2009).

Keywords

adolescent, Adult, BAS, Behavioral activation system, Behavioral inhibition system, BIS, Incentive, Motivation, personality, punishment, Reinforcement sensitivity, Reward, substance abuse, substance use, SAA, Substance Use-related Psychosocial Risk Factors

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
540601	Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment - Adolescent and Adult
540602	Sensitivity to Reward and Punishment - Child
540603	Sensitivity to Punishment/Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ)

Publications

Conway, K. P., et al. (2018) Co-occurrence of tobacco product use, substance use, and mental health problems among youth: Findings from wave 1 (2013-2014) of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study. Addict Behav. 2018 January; 76: 208-217. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.009