Does need for cognitive closure explain individual differences in lung cancer screening? A brief report
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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
Closure (psychology · Cognition · Lung cancer · Lung cancer screening · Psychiatry · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Oncology
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