No Citation information available - sign in for access. It consists of 19 items and is in the form of semantic differentials. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS): The Cognitive Flexibility Scale is developed by Bilgin (2009a). Article Histor. Free PDF. No Reference information available - sign in for access. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was prepared so it was parallel to the structure of the 3 dimensions of semantic differential scales. Turkish validity and reliability studies were conducted by Çelikkaleli on high school students (Çelikkaleli, 2014). 2009, 37(3), 343-354. This scale will help us to understand how flexible individuals are in regard to themselves, others, and the environment. 1–9. Martin MM, Anderson CM (1998). The cognitive flexibility scale: Three validity studies. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was prepared so it was parallel to the structure of the 3 dimensions of semantic differential scales. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was prepared so it was parallel to the structure of the 3 dimensions of semantic differential scales. For the factor analysis and reliability studies, data was collected from 370 high school students (160 female, 210 male, Xage=16.15, ss=1.33). Trabzon University, Turkey . Furthermore, one study in skin picking disorder (a disorder with shared pathophysiology with trichotillomania) found that impaired cognitive flexibility was a potential marker of response to treatment with a glutamate modulating agent . Convergent validity was confirmed by the findings of a positive correlation between the PFQ and three … Premium PDF Package. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale: Three validity studies. Psychological Reports 76:623-626. Cognitively flexible people can choose appropriate behavior or verbal response from available options, depending on the situation. The cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) was developed to be a brief self-report measure of the type of cognitive flexibility necessary for individuals to successfully challenge and replace maladaptive thoughts with more balanced and adaptive thinking. The cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) was developed to be a brief self-report measure of the type of cognitive flexibility necessary for individuals to successfully challenge and replace maladaptive thoughts with more balanced and adaptive thinking. Download Full PDF Package. We used a revised version of the original scale proposed by Qi, Zhao, Wang, and Liu (2013) for China that consisted of 13 items. Flexibility is a key component of executive function, and is related to everyday functioning and adult outcomes. Reliability and validity were tested using a sample of 637 adolescents. The To collect data, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale were applied. Download with Google Download with Facebook. A new measure of cognitive flexibility. ADOLESCENTS; Download PDF Package. The increase of the scores means that the individuals have more cognitive flexibility levels. The 3 dimensions in the CFS explain 51.33% of total variance of the scale. Developing a cognitive flexibility scale: Validity and reliability studies This research was aimed at developing a scale for measuring the cognitive flexibility of adolescents. The role of CF in influencing behaviour has been established for centuries among psychologists. Communication Reports11:1-9. The cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) was developed to be a brief self-report measure of the type of cognitive flexibility necessary for individuals to successfully challenge and replace maladaptive thoughts with more balanced and adaptive thinking. Table 1: Adjective Pairs of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (Bilgin, 2009) The adjective pairs in the CFS are divided into three dimensions – the evaluation indicator (pairs 1-8), the power indicator (pairs 9-14) and the activity indicator (pairs 15-19). PDF. CFS which consists of 19 items is composed of adjective pairs. Reliability was demonstrated by a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.918. In the criterion validity tests of the scale, the divergent The related literature on scales measuring cognitive flexibility was reviewed before the present author attempted to develop a cognitive flexibility scale. amateur football players, cognitive flexibility, person-organization fit, athlete. VALIDITY. Cognitive flexibility increases one’s likelihood to become advice sources and advice network centrality in two ways. Psychological flexibility refers to the ability to be open, present-focused, and to change or persist in behavior according to changing internal and external circumstances. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal, https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Developing+a+cognitive+flexibility+scale%3a+validity+and+reliability...-a0208133803. Social Behavior and Personality. For webmasters. This research paper discusses the validation process of the cognitive flexibility scale (CFS) as a measurement instrument for farmers’ cognitive flexibility (CF). Privacy policy | ABSTRACT . Commun Rep. 1998; 11:1–9. 2014; 39 (176):339–346. Download Free PDF. Three studies were conducted to establish further the validity of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (Martin & Rubin, 1995). Reliability and validity were tested using a sample of 637 adolescents. ARTICLE INFO . Create a free account to download. The NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery Composite Scores have excellent reliability and validity, suggesting they can be used effectively in epidemiologic and clinical studies. The Journal's core purpose is scientific communication in the disciplines of Social Psychology, Developmental and Personality Psychology, Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2009.37.3.343, Ingenta Connect is not responsible for the content or availability of external websites. 1, 2. Cognitive flexibility scale. This study investigates the valid … Pressing the buy now button more than once may result in multiple purchases, Source: Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, Volume 37, Number 3, 2009, pp. PDF. Cognitively flexible individuals exhibit higher level of creativity Chen et al., 2014) and higher resilience to stress or negative events (Genet and Siemer, 2011). However, existing informant reports do not densely sample cognitive aspects of flexibility; the Flexibility Scale (FS) was developed to address this gap. This scale will help us to understand how flexible individuals are in regard to themselves, others, and the environment. 343-353(11), DOI: https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2009.37.3.343, Keywords: Cognitive Flexibility Training: A Large-Scale Multimodal Adaptive Active-Control Intervention Study in Healthy Older Adults. Communication Reports, 1998. The aim of this study is to study the validity and reliability of the cognitive flexibility scale (CFS) for a Turkish adaptation. Also in the study, cognitive flexibility and Person-Organization Fit did not differ according to the descriptive characteristics of the athletes, and the result was that the athletes were at similar level. Reliability and validity were tested using a sample of 637 adolescents. CFS; The Cognitive Flexibility Scale: Three validity studies. 11, No. Çelikkaleli Ö. doi: 10.1080/08934219809367680. Itemtotal correlations of the items were between .49 and .63. This research was aimed at developing a scale for measuring the cognitive flexibility of adolescents. COPYRIGHT 2009 Scientific Journal Publishers, Ltd. The scores of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale were found to be higher in the team sports athletes compared with the individual sports athletes (p<0.05). y: Received 07.03.2020. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was prepared so it was parallel to the structure of the 3 dimensions of semantic differential scales. COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; validity was confirmed by the findings of a positive correlation between the PFQ and three other related questionnaires. The Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFS) was prepared so it was parallel to the structure of the 3 dimensions of semantic differential scales. Thus, individual differences might be among the correlates of adoption of cassava processing technology among farmers. 3. RELIABILITY; The scale has 12 items measured on a 6-point Likert scale. The internal consistency for the scale was found to be .92. Matthew Martin. Social Behavior and Personality. The Cronbach Alpha reliability of the scale is.92. Caregivers' decisions on placement of family members in long-term care facilities in Japan: analysis of caregiver interviews. Article visualizations: Keywords. Crossref : Martin MM, Anderson CM, Thweatt KS (1998). or. The cognitive flexibility scale was initially developed by Martin and Rubin (1995). This scale will help us to understand how flexible individuals are in regard to themselves, others, and the environment. In a factor analysis to test the validity of the scale, the scale’s three factors explained 56.7% of the total variance (Muris, 2001). 9 Pages. 2.2.3. It provides information about the individual's cognitive flexibility towards interpersonal communication. Cognitive flexibility refers to a person's awareness of communication alternatives, willingness to adapt to the situation, and self-efficacy in being flexible. This … Significant relationships with self-reported prior school difficulties and current health status, employment, and presence of a disability provided evidence of external validity. Cognitive Flexibility Scale (CFI), Optimism Scale (OS) and Boratav Depression Scanning Scale (BORDEPSS) were used as data collecting method in the research. 1, pp. The cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) was developed to be a brief self-report measure of the type of cognitive flexibility necessary for individuals to successfully challenge and replace maladaptive thoughts with more balanced and adaptive thinking. Coronavirus: ... Martin M, Anderson C. The cognitive flexibility scale: three validity studies. A new measure of cognitive flexibility. Development and validation of the Japanese version of cognitive flexibility scale. Among these, the self-report cognitive flexibility scale (CFS) is particularly popular for use with English speakers; however, there is not yet a Japanese version of this scale. Crossref : Martin MM, Rubin RB (1995). The points gained from the scale change between 19 and 95. (1998). Investigation of the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility Levels and Personal Features of University Students . PDF. Reliability and validity were tested using a sample of 637 adolescents. 1, pp. The validity of the scale was examined by criterion related validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods. Communication Reports11:1-9. Individual differences in cognitive flexibility may underlie a variety of different user behaviors, but a lack of effective measurement tools has limited the predictive and descriptive potential of cognitive flexibility in human-computer interaction applications. Item-total correlations of the items were between .49 and .63. Second, this study contributed to cognitive flexibility literature by examining a novel consequential variable – an individual’s position in workplace advice network. Martin MM, Anderson CM (1998). The coefficient α for this scale was 0.91 in the present study. The 3 dimensions in the CFS explain 51.33% of total variance of the scale. Copyright © 2021 Farlex, Inc. | Communication Reports: Vol. Edu Sci. internal consistency for the scale was found to be .92. PDF. 11, No. 1 & Mustafa Ş. ahin. Second, this study contributed to cognitive flexibility literature by examining a novel consequential variable – an individual’s position in workplace advice network. However, existing informant reports do not densely sample cognitive aspects of flexibility; the Flexibility Scale (FS) was developed to address this gap. 1, 1998, pp. Communication Reports: Vol. 2. Seda T. üfekçibaşi. The correlation between the two scales was found to be -.44. (1998). The internal consistency for the scale was found to be .92. These were removed and a nine-item cognitive flexibility scale was created for hypotheses testing. Reliability and validity were tested using a sample of 637 adolescents. The validity and reliability of the cognitive flexibility scale. Developing a cognitive flexibility scale: Validity and reliability studies. To this end, a brief (18-item) self-report measure - the Cognitive Control and Flexibility Questionnaire (CCFQ) - was developed. In this study, cognitive flexibility is defined as the scores that are obtained from Cognitive Flexibility Scale. Full Text: PDF Academia.edu Read the full article on Calameo. The Scale is composed of 27 items, and it consists of three factors. “The Cognitive Flexibility Scale: Three Validity Studies.” Communication Reports, vol. [Google Scholar] 17. 2009, 37(3), 343-354. The cognitive flexibility scale: Three validity studies. Terms of use | Cash, T.F. The reported studies examined the processes related to cognitive control and flexibility, emotional regulation and depressive symptoms, within the context of stressful experiences. The internal consistency for the scale was found to be.92. First, cognitive flexibility enables individuals to respond to a stimulus with accuracy and efficiency, and exhibit behaviors such as multitasking, novelty … In Study One, cognitive flexibility was positively related to two other identified constructs of communication competence, assertiveness and responsiveness. The increase of the points in the scale means that the individual comes closer to the individual’s cognitive flexibility. ... the improvements in this study, appearing in all three training groups, are more likely to have been caused by retest effects. [Google Scholar] … validity was tested by means of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (Weissman & Beck, 1978). HIV/AIDS-related sexual risk behaviors in male rural-to-urban migrants in China. The purpose of this study was to establish further validity for the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (Martin & Rubin, 1995) and the Communication Flexibility Scale (Martin & Rubin, 1994) by considering their relationships with argumentativeness, Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. Feedback | It consists of 19 items and is in the form of semantic differentials. Cognitively flexible individuals exhibit higher level of creativity Chen et al., 2014) and higher resilience to stress or negative events (Genet and Siemer, 2011). Test-retest correlation coefficiency within an eight-week interval was .77, and the split-half coefficiency was .87. Introduction. The cognitive flexibility scale: Three validity studies. Loadings were above the threshold of 0.4 (Stevens, 2012) for all, but, three items on the cognitive flexibility scale. Three studies were conducted to establish further the validity of the Cognitive Flexibility Scale (Martin & Rubin, 1995). Crossref : Martin MM, Rubin RB (1995). The article presents the development of the Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PFQ) on the basis of two studies. Various instruments have been developed to assess cognitive flexibility, which is an important construct in psychology. Findings The scores obtained from Cognitive Flexibility Scale used in the study ranges between from 21 to 105. The 3 dimensions in the CFS explain 51.33% of total variance of the scale. Psychological Reports 76:623-626. Cognitive flexibility affects one’s behavior and communication styles. Crossref : Martin MM, Anderson CM, Thweatt KS (1998). All items loaded significantly onto their latent factors. 11, no. The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI; Dennis and Vander Wal, 2010) is a 20-item measure that assesses two aspects of cognitive flexibility: (1) the ability to perceive multiple alternative explanations for life occurrences and to generate multiple alternative solutions to difficult situations (alternatives), (2) and the tendency to perceive difficult situations as controllable (control). This study presents a new computerized measure of cognitive flexibility, and then provides evidence for convergent validity. Received in revised form 07.04.2020 Accepted 22.04.2020 Available online 04.05.2020 The purpose of this study was to … 1-9. It consists of 19 items and is in the form of semantic differentials. The revision revealed that Martin and Anderson's (1998) is the only such scale. … 1-9. All rights reserved. Flexibility is a key component of executive function, and is related to everyday functioning and adult outcomes. 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