Abstracts

Previous studies have shown that the FFM factor neuroticism was negatively correlated with Need for Cognition. Anxiety has been shown to be highly correlated with neuroticism. It has also been shown that women tend to score higher on both neuroticism and anxiety. Need for Cognition has been shown to predict long term academic success. This study aims to contribute to the current understanding of anxiety, neuroticism and Need for Cognition by examining these three constructs together. The study will also analyzes how gender can affect the relationships between the constructs. 272 participants responded to three questionnaires measuring the constructs. 86 were men, 183 were women and 3 defined themselves as "other". 246 of the respondents were university students and 26 responded did not currently study at university. Results indicate that anxiety is a negative predictor for Need for Cognition. This is speculated to be because anxiety has an effect on working memory which in turn is associated with Need for Cognition. Gender differences are significant regarding all three constructs. Findings are complicated by a negative suppressor effect. Results, limitations, and future research are discussed. Tidigare studier har visat att FFM faktorn neuroticism var negativt korrelerad med Need for Cognition. ngest har visat sig vara starkt korrelerat med neuroticism. Det har ocks visat sig att kvinnor tenderar att skatta hgre p bde neuroticism och ngest. Need for Cognition har visat sig frutsga lngsiktig akademisk framgng. Denna studie syftar till att bidra till aktuell kunskap om ngest, neuroticism och Need for Cognition genom att underska dessa tre konstrukt tillsammans. Studien analyserar ocks hur kn pverkar relationerna mellan konstruktionerna. 272 deltagare svarade p tre enkter som mter dessa konstrukt. 86 var mn, 183 kvinnor och 3 definierade sig som "vrigt". 246 av de svarande var universitetsstuderande och 26 svarande studerade inte fr nrvarande p universitet. Resultaten tyder p att ngest kan vara en negativ prediktor fr Need for Cognition. Detta spekuleras kunna bero p att ngest har en effekt p arbetsminnet, som i sin tur kan pverka Need for Cognition. Det fanns signifikanta knsskillnader gllande alla tre konstrukt. Resultaten kompliceras av en negativ suppressor effekt. Resultat, begrnsningar och framtida forskning diskuteras.