The Need for Closure Scale (NFCS)

nfcs()

Cognitive and Behavioral Assessments
Motivation and Achievement
Measures the need for cognitive closure. There are two versions – long (41 items) and short (15 items). This function returns the long version. NFCS can be divided into five subscales: the need for order, the need for predictability, decisiveness, avoidance of ambiguity, closed mindedness.

Module

veleslibrary.questionnaires.nfcs

Import

from veleslibrary.questionnaires.nfcs import nfcs

Original

Roets, A., & Van Hiel, A. (2007). Separating ability from need: Clarifying the dimensional structure of the need for closure scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(2), 266–280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167206294744
Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1994). Individual differences in need for cognitive closure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1049–1062. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.67.6.1049

You need to cite both papers if you use the NFCS in your research.

Score calculation

A simple sum.

Reverse items

2, 5, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 34, 37, 41

Subscales

  1. Need for order: 1, 6, 10, 20, 23, 27, 32, 33, 35, 41
  2. Need for predictability: 5, 7, 11, 18, 19, 25, 26, 40
  3. Decisiveness: 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 22
  4. Avoidance of ambiguity: 3, 8, 14, 21, 29, 30, 31, 36, 38
  5. Closed mindedness: 2, 4, 9, 24, 28, 34, 37, 39

Reliability

α = .84

Subscales

  1. Need for order: α = .82
  2. Need for predictability: α = .79
  3. Decisiveness: α = .70
  4. Avoidance of ambiguity: α = .67
  5. Closed mindedness: α = .62

Implemented by

Jędrusiak, Jakub (University of Wrocław)

Args

name : str
Base name for pages and questions. Defaults to “NFCS”.

instruction : str
Instruction for the questionnaire. None means that the default instruction will be used.

title : str
Title for the matrix. Defaults to None.

matrixOptions : dict | None
Additional options for the matrixDropdown as a dictionary. Defaults to None.

ratingOptions : dict | None
Additional options for the rating column as a dictionary. Defaults to None.

pageOptions : dict | None
Additional options for pages as a dictionary. Defaults to None.

Returns

PageModel
PageModel with the NFCS long questionnaire. Use the * operator to unpack it to questions.