Does need for cognitive closure explain individual differences in lung cancer screening? A brief report

The need for cognitive closure describes the extent to which a person, faced with a decision, prefers any answer in lieu of continued uncertainty. This construct may be relevant in lung cancer screening, which can both reduce and increase uncertainty. We examined whether individual differences in ne...

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Published in:Journal of health psychology 2020-07, Vol.25 (8), p.1109-1117
Main Authors: Lillie, Sarah E, Fu, Steven S, Fabbrini, Angela E, Rice, Kathryn L, Clothier, Barbara A, Doro, Elizabeth, Melzer, Anne C, Partin, Melissa R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Cognition
Cognitive closure
Early Detection of Cancer - psychology
Female
Humans
Individual differences
Individuality
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - psychology
Male
Medical screening
Risk
Risk perception
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tomography
Uncertainty
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
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Summary:The need for cognitive closure describes the extent to which a person, faced with a decision, prefers any answer in lieu of continued uncertainty. This construct may be relevant in lung cancer screening, which can both reduce and increase uncertainty. We examined whether individual differences in need for cognitive closure are associated with Veterans’ completion of lung cancer screening using a self-administered survey (N = 361). We also assessed whether need for cognitive closure moderates an association between screening completion and lung cancer risk perception. Contrary to our main hypothesis, high need for cognitive closure Veterans were not more likely to complete lung cancer screening and need for cognitive closure did not have a moderating role.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105317750253