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 I 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 I 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]