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Article
Adaptability, Cognitive Flexibility, Personal Need for Structure, and Rigidity
Author(s)
Armanda Hamtiaux, Claude Houssemand
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2012.10.001
Affiliation(s)
University of Luxembourg, Walferdange, Luxembourg
ABSTRACT
IA
(individual adaptability), COFL (cognitive flexibility), PNS (personal need for
structure), and rigidity of attitudes, all have an aim in common to evaluate
the person’s self-perceived capacity to manifest a flexible or inflexible
behavior in a given situation. However, these seemingly related concepts have
rarely been investigated jointly. The goal of the present research is twofold:
(1) to explore elements of discriminate and convergent validity of IA by
relating it to COFL, PNS, and rigidity; and (2) to examine individual
differences regarding gender, educational attainment, and labor force status in
regards to the previously mentioned concepts. The results suggest that these
concepts are related but remain distinct constructs, and that they differ in
their capacity to differentiate between individuals based on gender, education,
and labor force status.
KEYWORDS
adaptability, COFL (cognitive flexibility), PNS (personal need for structure), rigidity, differential psychology
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