title: The cognitive failures questionnaire revisited: dimensions and correlates.
abstract: The authors reexamined the factor structure of the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (D. E. Broadbent, P. F. Cooper, P. Fitzgerald, & K. R. Parkes, 1982) and its correlates. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire was designed to assess a person's likelihood of committing an error in the completion of an everyday task. A principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation yielded 4 internally consistent, interpretable factors. These factors were labeled Memory, Distractibility, Blunders, and (memory for) Names. This study lends partial support for the factor analytic solution proposed by L. K. Pollina, A. L. Greene, R. H. Tunick, and J. M. Puckett (1992). In addition, it extends previous findings by providing initial evidence for the construct validity of the factors established by correlating factor scores with measures of other related constructs (i.e., boredom proneness, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Type A behavior pattern).
authors.affiliation: University of West Florida, Pensacola 32514, USA.
authors.forename: J Craig
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kass
authors.forename: Claudia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stanny
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D001887:Boredom; D003071:Cognition; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014434:Type A Personality; D014481:United States