Detailed Information on Publication Record
2014
Potřeba poznávání: Studie psychometrických charakteristik zkrácené české verze Škály potřeby poznávání
ŠIRŮČEK, Jan, Adam ŤÁPAL and Pavla LINHARTOVÁBasic information
Original name
Potřeba poznávání: Studie psychometrických charakteristik zkrácené české verze Škály potřeby poznávání
Name (in English)
Need for Cognition: Psychometric properties of the Czech version of the short Need for Cognition Scale
Authors
ŠIRŮČEK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Adam ŤÁPAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Pavla LINHARTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Ceskoslovenska Psychologie/Czechoslovak Psychology, Academia, 2014, 0009-062X
Other information
Language
Czech
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 0.239
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/14:00073461
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000333227400006
Keywords in English
need for cognition; scale
Změněno: 22/5/2017 18:15, Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D.
V originále
Need for cognition refers to tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activities. As conceptualized by Cacioppo and Petty (1982) need for cognition is a cognitive disposition, relatively stable in time and only slightly related to intellectual capacity and performance in terms of IQ. Need for Cognition Scale (NFCS) by Cacioppo and Petty is considered the most prevalent self report method for assessing need of cognition. Validity study of short Czech version of the questionnaire was performed on a sample of 679 participants (62% men, age 16 to 43, Me = 23). Results show good factor validity and high internal consistency – a two-factor congeneric model (factors based on item wording) showed the best fit among all four tested models and is in accordance with recent research. Construct validity was assessed using need for cognitive closure and right wing authoritarianism questionnaires; in accordance with theoretical assumptions, NFCS correlates negatively with both measures. The specificity of the sample might pose some limitations, however, the translation can be considered validated for research purposes.
In English
Need for cognition refers to tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activities. As conceptualized by Cacioppo and Petty (1982) need for cognition is a cognitive disposition, relatively stable in time and only slightly related to intellectual capacity and performance in terms of IQ. Need for Cognition Scale (NFCS) by Cacioppo and Petty is considered the most prevalent self report method for assessing need of cognition. Validity study of short Czech version of the questionnaire was performed on a sample of 679 participants (62% men, age 16 to 43, Me = 23). Results show good factor validity and high internal consistency – a two-factor congeneric model (factors based on item wording) showed the best fit among all four tested models and is in accordance with recent research. Construct validity was assessed using need for cognitive closure and right wing authoritarianism questionnaires; in accordance with theoretical assumptions, NFCS correlates negatively with both measures. The specificity of the sample might pose some limitations, however, the translation can be considered validated for research purposes.
Links
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