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Relationships between adaptation-innovation, experienced control, and state-trait anxiety.

R L Elder

    Psychological Reports
    |August 1, 1989
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    Innovators perceive control over themselves and their environment, while adaptors feel controlled by internal or external factors. Adaptors also experience more pressure during novel tasks than innovators.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Social Psychology

    Background:

    • The Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) categorizes individuals as either 'adaptors' or 'innovators'.
    • Understanding how these cognitive styles relate to perceptions of control and anxiety is crucial in psychological research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the correlations between adaption-innovation, perceived control, and state-trait anxiety in undergraduates.
    • To explore differences in control perception between adaptors and innovators.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI), Tiffany Control Scales, and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
    • Surveyed 104 undergraduate psychology students at a midwestern university.

    Main Results:

    • Innovators reported feeling control over both internal (self) and external (environment) aspects.
    • Adaptors reported feeling control derived from internal (self) and external (environment) factors, suggesting they feel more controlled by these elements.
    • A positive correlation was found between adaption and state anxiety, indicating adaptors may experience more pressure during novel tasks.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive styles (adaption-innovation) are associated with distinct perceptions of control.
    • Adaptors may experience heightened state anxiety in unfamiliar situations compared to innovators.
    • No significant correlation was found between adaption-innovation and trait anxiety or choice of college major.

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