Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3223
Title: Assessing individual differences in adolescents' preference for rational and experiential cognition
Contributor(s): Marks, Anthony  (author); Hine, Donald William  (author)orcid ; Blore, Rebecca Louise (author); Phillips, Wendy J  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.07.006
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3223
Abstract: This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and concurrent validity of a new instrument, the rational–experiential inventory for adolescents (REI-A), a 20-item measure designed to assess individual differences in preference for rational and experiential cognition in adolescent populations. Data from 306 Australian high school students confirmed the two-factor structure of the existing adult REI (Pacini & Epstein, 1999). Both rational and experiential scales of the REI-A exhibited good internal consistency (Cronbach's α > 0.80) and excellent five-week test–retest reliability (r > 0.90). Consistent with the tenets of cognitive experiential self theory (Epstein, 1994), higher rational scores were significantly associated with openness to experience, conscientiousness, open-minded thinking, superior reasoning, the absence of neuroticism and the lack of superstitious beliefs. Higher experiential scores were associated with increased emotional expressivity, superstitious beliefs and poorer reasoning. The REI-A provides a valuable tool to assess individual differences in adolescents’ preference for rational and experiential cognition.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Personality and Individual Differences, 44(1), p. 42-52
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1873-3549
0191-8869
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 170103 Educational Psychology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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