Understanding the relation between the need and ability to achieve closure: A single paper meta-analysis assessing subscale correlations

Monica Gendi*, Mark Rubin, Samineh Sanatkar

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    Abstract

    The need for closure and the ability to achieve closure are generally thought to be independent from one another. However, previous researchers have found inconsistent relations between these two variables, possibly due to measurement scale modifications that slightly shifted how the underlying constructs were assessed. The present research attempted to address some of these methodological issues with previous research by conducting a single-paper meta-analysis on the correlations between the ability to achieve closure scale and the full need for closure scale and each of its five subscales. Across six university student samples (N = 1983), the full need for closure scale and most of its subscales were significantly negatively correlated with the ability to achieve closure. This finding suggests that the ability to achieve closure affects the costs and benefits of closure and therefore, consistent with lay epistemic theory, the ability to achieve closure predicts individual differences in the need for closure.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number101007
    JournalNew Ideas in Psychology
    Volume69
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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