PSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS
OF THE NEED FOR COGNITION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
PSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS
OF THE NEED FOR COGNITION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Author(s): Agnieszka ŻmudaSubject(s): Social psychology and group interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: need for cognition; temperament; emotional intelligence; parental attitudes; academic achievements;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research was to verify what factors determine the level of the need for cognition (NFC) in students and doctoral students with high academic achievements. The project involved 207 participants: 102 individuals with high achievements and 105 without great scientific successes. The following tools were used: the Need for Cognition Questionnaire (in Polish adaptation), the Formal Characteristics of Behavior – Temperament Questionnaire Revised Version, the Popular Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and the Questionnaire of Retrospectively Perceived Parental Attitudes. Research results indicate that in people with high academic achievement, emotional intelligence, activity and perceived mother’s inconsistency positively influence the need for cognition. In the comparison group, emotional intelligence is a positive predictor of NFC and the perceived attitude of father’s inconsistency is a negative predictor of NFC.
Journal: Roczniki Psychologiczne
- Issue Year: 26/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 67-81
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English