Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of the Need for Cognition Scale–Short Form in the Greek Language for Secondary School Students

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 523-531

  Georgiou, Yiannis ^a   Kyza, Eleni A ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

cultural adaptation; need for cognition; scale validation; wording effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049882916     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: 15575144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282916686005     Document Type: Article

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