Passionate thinkers feel better: Self-control capacity as mediator of the relationship between need for cognition and affective adjustment

Bertrams, Alex; Dickhäuser, Oliver (2012). Passionate thinkers feel better: Self-control capacity as mediator of the relationship between need for cognition and affective adjustment. Journal of individual differences, 33(2), pp. 69-75. Hogrefe & Huber 10.1027/1614-0001/a000081

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The present study tested a possible explanation for the positive relationship between the motivation to engage in cognitive endeavors (need for cognition, NFC) and indicators of affective adjustment (e.g., higher self-esteem, lower depression) that has been demonstrated in previous studies. We suggest that dispositional self-control capacity mediates this relationship, since NFC has been found to be related to self-control capacity, and self-control capacity is crucial for adjustment. NFC, dispositional self-control capacity, self-esteem, habitual depressive mood, and tendency to respond in a socially desirable manner were measured among 150 university students via self-report. Regression analyses and Sobel tests revealed that self-control capacity was a potential mediator of the positive relationship between NFC and affective adjustment. The findings were robust in terms of social desirability.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Educational Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education
UniBE Contributor:	Bertrams, Alexander Gregor
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education 100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
ISSN:	1614-0001
Publisher:	Hogrefe & Huber
Language:	English
Submitter:	Noemi Martina Casola
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2015 11:57
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:42
Publisher DOI:	10.1027/1614-0001/a000081
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/64324