Does need for cognitive closure explain individual differences in lung cancer screening? A brief report.
Autor: Lillie, Sarah E.; Fu, Steven S.; Fabbrini, Angela E.; Rice, Kathryn L.; Clothier, Barbara A.; Doro, Elizabeth; Melzer, Anne C.; Partin, Melissa R.
Publication year: 2020
Journal of health psychology
issn:1461-7277 1359-1053
doi: 10.1177/1359105317750253
Abstract:
The need for cognitive closure describes the extent to which a person, faced with a decision, prefers any answer in lieu of continued uncertainty. This construct may be relevant in lung cancer screening, which can both reduce and increase uncertainty. We examined whether individual differences in need for cognitive closure are associated with Veterans’ completion of lung cancer screening using a self-administered survey (N = 361). We also assessed whether need for cognitive closure moderates an association between screening completion and lung cancer risk perception. Contrary to our main hypothesis, high need for cognitive closure Veterans were not more likely to complete lung cancer screening and need for cognitive closure did not have a moderating role.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 29292661
Tags: Humans; Aged; Female; Male; Surveys and Questionnaires; decision making; *Cognition; *Individuality; *Uncertainty; attitudes; Early Detection of Cancer/*psychology; lung cancer screening; Lung Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*psychology; need for cognitive closure; Risk; uncertainty; Veterans/psychology
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29292661/
