Measures of Cognitive Complexity and Its Development in Chinese Adolescents

Zhang, Mei; Xin, Ziqiang; Lin, Chongde

doi:10.1080/10720537.2012.651071

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“…The changes in CC we document occurred informally within, perhaps even in spite of, existing organizational structures. While studies have examined the development of CC in adolescents (Zhang et al, 2012), to our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have previously quantified informal changes in adults’ CC through interventions like international assignments. Some studies have used the RCQ to measure the impact of 13-week structured training interventions on university students’ CC (e.g.…”

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Developing cognitive complexity from the expatriate experience

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Gray

2013

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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This study examines whether an international work assignment can contribute toward expatriates developing greater cognitive complexity, the core building block of a global mindset and a capability critical to being an effective cross-cultural operative. Using a pre-test-post-test longitudinal panel design, cognitive changes in a sample of Australian and New Zealand expatriates working in 18 different countries were measured. The findings show that, as a group, the expatriates' levels of cognitive complexity increased significantly during the 12-month study period. The individuals who experienced the largest increase were those who interacted most frequently with host culture nationals.

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Developing cognitive complexity from the expatriate experience

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Gray

2013

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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“…At the end, this technique provides a qualitative and quantitative data matrix (see Figure 1) that allows the computing of several cognitive structure measures, such as differentiation, polarization, discrepancies between Actual Self, Ideal Self, and Others (as perceived by the interviewee), as well as several measures of psychological conflict [24][25][26]. Compared to more widely used instruments, the RGT provides idiographic self-knowledge (concerning content and organization patterns) and allows qualitative and quantitative standardized measures, a recommended combination to assess self-knowledge organization [12][13][14].…”

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“…Second, the constructs (and measures) utilized across the literature vary greatly, making them difficult to compare to each other, thus challenging or hampering researchers and practitioners' efforts to obtain a comprehensive understanding of their role in the organization of self-knowledge (e.g., [12,13]). Third, some authors defend the superiority of idiographic data to assess self-structure, but measures based on (self-) descriptions provided by researchers prevail [12,14]. Finally, certain variables considered central in theory have been underrepresented in research, as it is the case of internal conflicts.…”

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The Organization of Self-Knowledge in Adolescence: Some Contributions Using the Repertory Grid Technique

Carapeto

Feixas

2020

EJIHPE

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(1) Background: This study aims to explore the usefulness of personal construct psychology as a comprehensive framework and assessment tool to embrace a diversity of self-knowledge organization constructs, and to account for developmental differences across adolescence. (2) Methods: The repertory grid technique was used to measure self-knowledge differentiation, polarization, discrepancies between Actual Self, Ideal Self, and Others, and implicative dilemmas, a particular kind of intrapersonal conflict. Data were collected from two samples of early and late adolescents, respectively. (3) Results: Globally, they showed that the organization of self-knowledge was different in both samples. In particular, older adolescents revealed a less polarized self-knowledge. In addition, they tended to construe higher Actual–Ideal self-discrepancies and to present more internal conflicts. No differences were found between early and late adolescents concerning global differentiation and the discrepancies between the self (Actual and Ideal) and the Others. (4) Conclusions: Despite the limitations of the study (e.g., small sample size, cross-sectional design), these novel results support the suitability of the repertory grid technique to capture developmental changes in self-knowledge organization during adolescence, as well as the explanatory potential of personal construct psychology to advance their understanding.

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“…That is to say, it is the relative amount of different dimensions that are taken into account when one makes judgments on something. The more dimensional constructs are used to view the world, the more cognitively complex one is (Zhang et al., 2012). This is because an individual can process data from multiple dimensions (Goodwin & Ziegler, 1998).…”

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Growth in Adult Ego Development and Mentalizing Emotions for an Increasingly Multidimensional God Image

Kam

2020

J Pastoral Care Counsel

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Growth in cognitive complexity in the framework of adult ego development has shown to enable sophistication in mentalizing interpersonal emotions. This has implications for cultivating a more multidimensional God Image for spirituality in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The construct of mentalization will be used to understand the integration of these concepts. Empirical findings that support this conceptual integration will be explored. Clinical applications for spiritually integrated psychotherapy will follow.

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Measures of Cognitive Complexity and Its Development in Chinese Adolescents

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

Developing cognitive complexity from the expatriate experience

Developing cognitive complexity from the expatriate experience

The Organization of Self-Knowledge in Adolescence: Some Contributions Using the Repertory Grid Technique

Growth in Adult Ego Development and Mentalizing Emotions for an Increasingly Multidimensional God Image

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