The relation between Self-Control, Need for Cognition and Action Orientation in secondary school students: A conceptual replication studyColling, Joanne ; Wollschläger, Rachel ; Keller, Ulrich et alin PLoS ONE (2023) Self-Control can be defined as the self-initiated effortful process that enables individuals to resist temptation impulses. It is relevant for conducting a healthy and successful life. For university ... [more ▼] Self-Control can be defined as the self-initiated effortful process that enables individuals to resist temptation impulses. It is relevant for conducting a healthy and successful life. For university students, Grass et al. (2019) found that Need for Cognition as the tendency to engage in and enjoy thinking, and Action Orientation as the flexible recruitment of control resources in cognitively demanding situations, predict Self-Control. Further, Action Orientation partially mediated the relation between Need for Cognition and Self-Control. In the present conceptual replication study, we investigated the relations between Self-Control, Need for Cognition, and Action Orientation in adolescence (N = 892 9th graders) as a pivotal period for the development of Self-control. We replicated the findings that Need for Cognition and Action Orientation predict Self-Control and that Action Orientation partially mediates the relation between Need for Cognition and Self-Control. In addition, Action Orientation moderates the relation between Need for Cognition and Self-Control. This result implies that in more action-oriented students Need for Cognition more strongly predicted Self-Control than in less action-oriented students. Our findings strengthen theoretical assumptions that Need for Cognition and Action Orientation are important cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that contribute to the successful exertion of Self-Control. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 251 (0 UL) Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation; Krieger, Florian ; et alin PLoS ONE (2019), 14(8), Detailed reference viewed: 146 (5 UL) A need for cognition scale for children and adolescents: Structural analysis and measurement invarianceKeller, Ulrich ; ; Wollschläger, Rachel et alin European Journal of Psychological Assessment (2019), 35 Need for Cognition (NFC) signifies “the tendency for an individual to engage in and enjoy thinking” (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982, p. 116). Up to now, no scale of sufficient psychometric quality existed to ... [more ▼] Need for Cognition (NFC) signifies “the tendency for an individual to engage in and enjoy thinking” (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982, p. 116). Up to now, no scale of sufficient psychometric quality existed to assess NFC in children. Using data from three independent, diverse cross-sectional samples from Germany, Luxembourg, and Finland, we examined the psychometric properties of a new NFC scale intended to fill in this gap. In all samples, across grades levels ranging from 1 to 9, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesized nested factor structure based on Mussel’s (2013) Intellect model, with one general factor Think influencing all items and two specific factors Seek and Conquer each influencing a subset of items. At least partial scalar measurement invariance with regard to grade level and sex could be demonstrated. The scale exhibited good psychometric properties and showed convergent and discriminant validity with an established NFC scale and other non-cognitive traits such as academic self-concept and interests. It incrementally predicted mostly statistically significant but relatively small portions of academic achievement variance over and above academic self-concept and interest. Implications for research on the development of NFC and its role as an investment trait in intellectual development are discussed. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 326 (49 UL) Understanding the link between need for cognition and complex problem solvingRudolph, Julia ; Greiff, Samuel ; et alin Contemporary Educational Psychology (2018), 55 With the aim of broadening the understanding of the nomological network of Complex Problem Solving (CPS), we investigated the link between CPS and Need for Cognition (NFC) while controlling for reasoning ... [more ▼] With the aim of broadening the understanding of the nomological network of Complex Problem Solving (CPS), we investigated the link between CPS and Need for Cognition (NFC) while controlling for reasoning ability. Further, we explored whether the relation between NFC and CPS was mediated by test-taking behavior (i.e., exploration time). Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from 474 German seventh graders. We found (a) that NFC and CPS were positively related, (b) that this link was partially mediated by CPS exploration time, and (c) that the link between NFC and CPS that was partially mediated by exploration time remained substantial even after we controlled for reasoning. Altogether, these results provide new insights into how CPS and NFC are linked. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 239 (10 UL)![]() Domänenspeziftät von Need for Cognition bei Sekundarschülerinnen und -schülernKeller, Ulrich ; ; Martin, Romain et alScientific Conference (2017, March 14) In der aktuellen Bildungsforschung werden zahlreiche nichtkognitive Konstrukte, wie Selbstkonzepte, Interesse und Schulangst, meist neben einer generellen Erfassung auch domänen- oder fachspezifisch ... [more ▼] In der aktuellen Bildungsforschung werden zahlreiche nichtkognitive Konstrukte, wie Selbstkonzepte, Interesse und Schulangst, meist neben einer generellen Erfassung auch domänen- oder fachspezifisch erfasst. Hierzu werden Items in Selbstberichtskalen mit Bezug auf die jeweilige Domäne formuliert (z.B. „Mathematik ist eines meiner besten Fächer“). Dies trifft auf NFC bisher nicht zu – in Übereinstimmung mit der ausdrücklich domänenübergreifenden, generellen Konzeption von NFC durch die Urheber des Konstrukts (Cacioppo, Petty, Feinstein, & Jarvis, 1996). Allerdings scheint es gerade vor dem Hintergrund der Überlegungen von Cacioppo et al. (1996) zur Entwicklung von NFC im Kindesalter plausibel, dass auch NFC domänenspezifische Ausprägungen zeigt. Cacioppo et al. (1996) betonen den Einfluss von kognitiven Fähigkeiten und von (Mis-)Erfolgserfahrungen für die Entwicklung von NFC. In einem von klar abgegrenzten Fächern geprägten schulischen Umfeld und mit zunehmender Differenzierung der kognitiven Fähigkeiten (Ackerman, 2014) kann vermutet werden, dass auch im Hinblick auf die Neigung zu anstrengender kognitiver Tätigkeit interindividuell verschiedene domänenspezifische Profile sichtbar werden. Fragestellung: Zeigt NFC neben einer generellen Komponente auch domänenspezifische interindividuelle Ausprägungen? Material und Methoden: Um der Frage nach der Möglichkeit der domänenspezifischen Modellierung von NFC nachzugehen, entwickelten wir auf der Grundlage einer 5-Item-Kurzskala (basierend auf der NFC-KIDS-Skala für Grundschulkinder; Preckel & Strobel, 2017) parallel formulierte Items für die Fächer Deutsch, Französisch, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften. Anhand einer Stichprobe von N=4595 luxemburgischen Schüler/innen der 9. Klasse untersuchten wir die so entstandene domänenspezifische NFC-Skala hinsichtlich ihrer internen Struktur, der Abgrenzbarkeit der NFC-Faktoren von domänenspezifischem Interesse, sowie der prädiktiven Validität bezüglich standardisierter Leistungstests. Befunde: Im Rahmen konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalysen ergab sich für ein nested factor-Messmodell mit einem auf allen Items ladenden Generalfaktor und korrelierten, genesteten domänenspezifischen Faktoren für Deutsch, Französisch, Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften die beste Passung (χ2[199]=1966, p<.05, CFI=.970, RMSEA=.044, SRMR=.022). Die latenten Korrelationen der domänenspezifischen Faktoren dieses Modells mit Faktoren erster Ordnung einer analog konstruierten Skala zu fachbezogenen Interessen betrugen zwischen .57 und .64; die spezifischen NFC-Faktoren waren damit klar von fachbezogenen Interessen abgrenzbar. Die domänenspezifischen NFC-Faktoren für Mathematik, Deutsch und Französisch sagten statistisch signifikant Leistungen in standardisierten Schulleistungstests im jeweils selben Fach voraus (β-Gewichte zwischen .08 und .19, p<.05). Der NFC-Generalfaktor klärte darüber hinaus signifikante Varianz nur in Mathematikleistungen auf (β=.08, p<.05). Diskussion: Weitere Untersuchungen müssen zeigen, ob sich, wie wir vermuten, die genesteten Faktoren als Profilabweichungen von einem generellen NFC-Niveau interpretieren lassen. Insbesondere scheint hier ein integrativer Ansatz der Modellierung von domänenspezifischem NFC zusammen mit weiteren nichtkognitiven Konstrukten vielversprechend (vgl. Gogol, 2015). Darüber hinaus hoffen wir mit der hier vorgestellten Skala einen Beitrag zu Erforschung der Entwicklung von NFC im schulischen Kontext leisten zu können. Literatur Ackerman, P. L. (2014). Adolescent and adult intellectual development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(4), 246–251. Cacioppo, J. T., Petty, R. E., Feinstein, J. A., & Jarvis, W. B. G. (1996). Dispositional differences in cognitive motivation: The life and times of individuals varying in need for cognition. Psychological Bulletin, 119(2), 197–253. Gogol, K. (2015). Achievement motivation: Assessment, Structure and Development. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Preckel, F., & Strobel, A. (2017, in Druck). Need for Cognition Kinderskala (NFC-KIDS). Eine Skala zur Erfassung der kognitiven Motivation bei Grundschulkindern. Göttingen: Hogrefe. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 447 (4 UL) Domain-Specificity of Need for Cognition Among High School StudentsKeller, Ulrich ; ; Martin, Romain et alin European Journal of Psychological Assessment (2017), Advance online publication Need for Cognition (NFC) is increasingly being investigated in educational research. In contrast to other non-cognitive constructs in this area, such as academic self-concept and interest, NFC has ... [more ▼] Need for Cognition (NFC) is increasingly being investigated in educational research. In contrast to other non-cognitive constructs in this area, such as academic self-concept and interest, NFC has consistently been conceptualized as domain-general. We employed structural equation modelling to address the question of whether NFC can be meaningfully and gainfully conceptualized as domain-specific. To this end, we developed a domain-specific 20-item NFC scale with parallel items for Science, Mathematics, German, and French. Additionally, domain-general NFC was assessed with five domain-general items. Using a cross-sectional sample of more than 4500 Luxembourgish 9th graders, we found that a nested-factor model incorporating both a general factor and domain-specific factors better accounted for the data than a single- factor or a correlated-factor model. However, the influence of the general factor was markedly stronger than in corresponding models for academic self-concept and interest. When controlling for the domain-specific factors, only Mathematics achievement was significantly predicted by the domain-general factor, while all achievement measures (Mathematics, French, and German) were predicted by the corresponding domain-specific factor. The nested domain-specific NFC factors were clearly empirically distinguishable from first-order domain-specific interest factors. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 285 (38 UL) Need for cognition in children and adolescents. Correlates and relations to intelligence and academic performance; ; Wollschläger, Rachel et alin Learning and Individual Differences (2017) Detailed reference viewed: 356 (20 UL)![]() Différences inter‐ et intraindividuelles en besoin de cognitionKeller, Ulrich ; ; Martin, Romain et alPoster (2016, June) Detailed reference viewed: 367 (13 UL)![]() Need for Cognition bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Korrelate und Zusammenhänge mit Intelligenz und schulischer Leistung; ; Greiff, Samuel et alScientific Conference (2015, September) Detailed reference viewed: 378 (2 UL)![]() Erfassung und Bedeutung von Need for Cognition im GrundschulalterKeller, Ulrich ; Wollschläger, Rachel ; et alScientific Conference (2015, September) Detailed reference viewed: 310 (3 UL)![]() Need for Cognition im Grundschulalter: Erfassung und nomologisches Netzwerk (Arbeitsgruppe „Kognitive Motivation in Lern- und Leistungssituationen“)Wollschläger, Rachel ; Keller, Ulrich ; et alScientific Conference (2015, September) Detailed reference viewed: 202 (4 UL)![]() Komplexes Problemlösen und sein Bezug zu Need For CognitionRudolph, Julia ; Hardt, Katinka ; et alScientific Conference (2014, September) Detailed reference viewed: 180 (1 UL)![]() Konstruktion und Validierung einer domänenspezifischen Need for Cognition-SkalaKeller, Ulrich ; ; et alScientific Conference (2014, September) Detailed reference viewed: 228 (8 UL)![]() Need for cognition and complex problem solvingRudolph, Julia ; Hardt, Katinka ; et alScientific Conference (2014, August) Detailed reference viewed: 204 (4 UL) |
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