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  • Understanding the stability of Need for Cognition (NC) across adulthood is crucial for explaining differing age trends in cognitive abilities and NC.
  • Previous research has not fully established if the construct of NC remains consistent throughout the lifespan.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if Need for Cognition (NC) has an invariant meaning across different age groups.
  • To investigate the internal and external relations of NC across the adult lifespan.
  • To identify predictors of NC across age.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 5,004 participants aged 18–99 years.
  • Examined internal relations of NC using reliability measures, factor invariance, and test-retest coefficients across three age groups.
  • Investigated external relations by assessing NC's links with cognitive abilities, engagement, personality, self-rated cognition, and affect.

Main Results:

  • Need for Cognition (NC) was found to be a broad construct reflecting motivation for intellectual challenge.
  • Both internal and external relation analyses indicated that the meaning of NC is consistent across the lifespan.
  • Openness to Experience emerged as the strongest predictor of NC, irrespective of age.

Conclusions:

  • The construct of Need for Cognition (NC) appears to be stable and consistent in meaning throughout adulthood.
  • Motivation for intellectual engagement remains a significant factor across the adult lifespan.
  • Personality traits, particularly Openness to Experience, are key correlates of Need for Cognition (NC) across all adult ages.