Understanding the relation between the need and ability to achieve closure: A single paper meta-analysis assessing subscale correlations |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Psychology, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia;2. Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia;3. Department of Psychology, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK;4. Black Dog Institute, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia;1. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium;2. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Canada;1. HUS Brain Center, Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Finland;2. Department of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland;1. Edith Cowan University, School of Arts and Humanities, Joondalup, 6027, Western Australia, Australia;2. Mary Immaculate College∼University of Limerick, South Circular Road, Limerick, V94 VN26, Ireland;1. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal;2. Centre for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Portugal;3. Sleep Medicine Centre, CHUC (Coimbra Hospital and University Centre), Coimbra, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The need for closure and the ability to achieve closure are generally thought to be independent from one another. However, previous researchers have found inconsistent relations between these two variables, possibly due to measurement scale modifications that slightly shifted how the underlying constructs were assessed. The present research attempted to address some of these methodological issues with previous research by conducting a single-paper meta-analysis on the correlations between the ability to achieve closure scale and the full need for closure scale and each of its five subscales. Across six university student samples (N = 1983), the full need for closure scale and most of its subscales were significantly negatively correlated with the ability to achieve closure. This finding suggests that the ability to achieve closure affects the costs and benefits of closure and therefore, consistent with lay epistemic theory, the ability to achieve closure predicts individual differences in the need for closure. |
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| Keywords: | Need for closure Ability to achieve closure Lay epistemic theory Need for structure Closed-mindedness |
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