The Assessment of Factorial Invariance in Need for Cognition Using Hispanic and Anglo Samples

Culhane, Scott E.; Morera, Osvaldo F.; Watson, P. J.

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“…Regarding scale invariance, although other studies have confirmed its invariance with respect to age or for samples of different ethnicities (Culhane et al, 2006; Soubelet & Salthouse, 2017), in this study the NFC Scale (18 items) was variant both in relation to gender and type of sample (managers and nonmanagers). This makes the Scale less generalizable, suggesting a susceptibility to population type.…”

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“…Some studies, as well, have sought to assess the ethnic invariance (Anglo, African American, Hispanic, and other ethnicities) of the Scale (Culhane, Morera, & Wtason, 2006). They also have looked at different age-groups (range between 18 and 99 years; e.g., Soubelet & Salthouse, 2017), noting its metric invariance in this application.…”

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Need for cognition in a Portuguese managers sample: Invariance across gender and professional activity.

Sousa¹,

Palacios²,

Gonçalves³

et al. 2018

The Psychologist-Manager Journal

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The current organizational environment, characterized by uncertainty, requires the need for comprehending a complex set of variables and relations. Understanding, decision-making, and judging of information are daily processes that managers perform; these processes are often influenced by individual characteristics in terms of information processing. Among the several determining attributes of managers’ performance presented in the literature is the need for cognition. Despite its importance, studies with samples of Portuguese managers are still scarce, so that through a sample of 442 managers who are members of the executive body of Portuguese microenterprises, this study examined (a) the factor structure of the Need for Cognition Scale–18 items (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982), (b) the scale’s reliability, and (c) the invariance of its factor structure across gender and across professional activity (through a sample of nonmanagers, n = 344). Our analyses support a structure with three factors (Commitment of Cognitive Effort, Preference for Complexity, and Desire for Understanding), with good reliability and validity. The Scale showed variance between genders and between samples, which makes it less generalizable and more susceptible to population type. We also found significant differences in the levels of need for cognition between genders, in the factors Commitment of Cognitive Effort and Preference for Complexity. The sample of managers had significantly higher levels of need for cognition compared with the sample of nonmanagers. Collectively, these findings provide compelling evidence in support of the Need for Cognition Scale for managers and other professionals. However, more research is warranted to investigate the scale measurement invariance.

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Need for cognition in a Portuguese managers sample: Invariance across gender and professional activity.

Sousa¹,

Palacios²,

Gonçalves³

et al. 2018

The Psychologist-Manager Journal

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“…Participants indicated how much they agree with each statement on a 5-point scale, ranging from extremely unlike me (1) to extremely like me (5). The measure has been shown to be reliable, valid and appropriate for use in diverse populations (Culhane, Morera, & Hosch, 2004;Culhane, Morera, & Watson, 2006).…”

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“…An example of this approach is found in Culhane, Morera, and Watson (2006), who tested the Need for Cognition Scale-Short Form (NCS-SF) among 608 Hispanic- and Anglo-American college students. The authors sequentially tested confirmatory factor analytic models for weak, strong, and strict factorial invariance.…”

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Measurement in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology

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The measurement of cognitive abilities across diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic groups has a contentious history, with broad political, legal, economic, and ethical repercussions. Advances in psychometric methods and converging scientific ideas about genetic variation afford new tools and theoretical contexts to move beyond the reflective analysis of between-group test score discrepancies. Neuropsychology is poised to benefit from these advances to cultivate a richer understanding of the factors that underlie cognitive test score disparities. To this end, the present article considers several topics relevant to the measurement of cognitive abilities across groups from diverse ancestral origins, including fairness and bias, equivalence, diagnostic validity, item response theory, and differential item functioning.

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The Assessment of Factorial Invariance in Need for Cognition Using Hispanic and Anglo Samples

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Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Need for cognition in a Portuguese managers sample: Invariance across gender and professional activity.

Need for cognition in a Portuguese managers sample: Invariance across gender and professional activity.

Generation and Detection of True and False Alibi Statements

Measurement in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology

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