Need for Closure Scale.

NFCS / NFC

What it measures

Need for cognitive closure - desire for a firm, definite answer and aversion to ambiguity; facets: Preference for Order, Preference for Predictability, Decisiveness, Discomfort with Ambiguity, Closed-Mindedness

Length and format

42 (original; 41-item revised dropping a lie subscale); 15-item brief (Roets & Van Hiel 2011). 6-point agreement (Likert) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Validated in many languages (e.g. ES, IT, FR, DE, PL, NL, ZH, and others); broad cross-cultural use

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1994). Individual differences in need for cognitive closure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1049-1062.