ERIC Number: EJ690007
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Construct Validity of the Scores of the Chinese Version of the Need for Closure Scale
Moneta, Giovanni B.; Yip, Pelen P. Y.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v64 n3 p531-548 Jun 2004
This study evaluated the construct validity of the scores of the Chinese version of the Need for Closure Scale (NFCS) as administered to a sample of Hong Kong college students who also completed the Personal Need for Structure Scale (PNS) and the Personal Fear of Invalidity Scale (PFI). The scale-scale and scale-facet correlations were similar to those of the original English versions. Factor analyses confirmed that the scores of the Chinese NFCS have a bidimensional structure in which the facets preference for order, preference for predictability, and discomfort with ambiguity constitute a factor together with the PNS and the facet decisiveness and the reverse-scored PFI constitute another orthogonal factor. The facet closed mindedness, however, needs further development. The two factors showed satisfactory internal consistency and divergent validity.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Construct Validity, College Students, Chinese, Factor Analysis, Scores
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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