Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation.
Need for Cognition describes relatively stable interindividual differences in cognitive motivation. Previous research has shown relations of Need for Cognition to Self-Control-a capacity that can be broadly defined as resistance to temptation-yet, the processes underlying this relation remain unclea...
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| author | Julia Grass Florian Krieger Philipp Paulus Samuel Greiff Anja Strobel Alexander Strobel |
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| description | Need for Cognition describes relatively stable interindividual differences in cognitive motivation. Previous research has shown relations of Need for Cognition to Self-Control-a capacity that can be broadly defined as resistance to temptation-yet, the processes underlying this relation remain unclear. One explanation for the prediction of Self-Control by Need for Cognition can be an increased motivation to invest cognitive effort with higher levels of Need for Cognition. Another possible link could be that individual differences in the implementation of Self-Control intentions may play a moderating or mediating role for the predictive value of Need for Cognition. Such individual differences in the self-motivated initiation and maintenance of intentions are described by dispositional Action Orientation. Therefore, in the present study, Action Orientation was examined with regard to its possible role in explaining the relation of Need for Cognition to Self-Control. In a sample of 1209 young adults, Self-Control was assessed with two different self-report instruments and moderation and mediation models of the relationship between Need for Cognition, Action Orientation, and Self-Control were tested. While there was no evidence for a moderating role of Action Orientation in explaining the relation of Need for Cognition and Self-Control, Action Orientation was found to partly mediate this relation with a remaining direct effect of Need for Cognition on Self-Control. These results add to the conceptual understanding of Need for Cognition and demonstrate the relevance of trait variables to predict Self-Control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42712688e0b946828ef40d7f092548d42022-12-21T23:30:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01148e022028210.1371/journal.pone.0220282Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation.Julia GrassFlorian KriegerPhilipp PaulusSamuel GreiffAnja StrobelAlexander StrobelNeed for Cognition describes relatively stable interindividual differences in cognitive motivation. Previous research has shown relations of Need for Cognition to Self-Control-a capacity that can be broadly defined as resistance to temptation-yet, the processes underlying this relation remain unclear. One explanation for the prediction of Self-Control by Need for Cognition can be an increased motivation to invest cognitive effort with higher levels of Need for Cognition. Another possible link could be that individual differences in the implementation of Self-Control intentions may play a moderating or mediating role for the predictive value of Need for Cognition. Such individual differences in the self-motivated initiation and maintenance of intentions are described by dispositional Action Orientation. Therefore, in the present study, Action Orientation was examined with regard to its possible role in explaining the relation of Need for Cognition to Self-Control. In a sample of 1209 young adults, Self-Control was assessed with two different self-report instruments and moderation and mediation models of the relationship between Need for Cognition, Action Orientation, and Self-Control were tested. While there was no evidence for a moderating role of Action Orientation in explaining the relation of Need for Cognition and Self-Control, Action Orientation was found to partly mediate this relation with a remaining direct effect of Need for Cognition on Self-Control. These results add to the conceptual understanding of Need for Cognition and demonstrate the relevance of trait variables to predict Self-Control.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220282 |
| spellingShingle | Julia Grass Florian Krieger Philipp Paulus Samuel Greiff Anja Strobel Alexander Strobel Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. PLoS ONE |
| title | Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. |
| title_full | Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. |
| title_fullStr | Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. |
| title_short | Thinking in action: Need for Cognition predicts Self-Control together with Action Orientation. |
| title_sort | thinking in action need for cognition predicts self control together with action orientation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220282 |
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