title: The factor structure of the Need for Cognition Short Form in a Hispanic sample.
abstract: The authors conducted a series of studies to validate the factor structure of the English version of the Need for Cognition-Short Form (NFC-SF; J. T. Cacioppo, R. E. Petty, & C. F. Kao, 1984) in a U.S. Hispanic sample. Study 1 is an exploration of the factor structure in 238 Hispanic and relationships between gender and acculturation. Analyses in Study 2 confirmed the factor structure from the sample in Study 1 in a group of 185 U.S. Hispanics. Results indicated that the English version of the NCS-SF has a one-factor structure and is reliable for use with U.S. Hispanics.
authors.affiliation: Center for Law and Human Behavior, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 79968-0553, USA. sculhane@utep.edu
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Culhane
authors.forename: Osvaldo F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: Harmon M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hosch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires