A Factor-Analytic Study of Epistemological Orientation and Related Variables

A personal epistemology of dualism or relativism is a characteristic that may be related to other individual difference variables, especially those of dogmatism, locus of control, field dependence/independence, and cognitive complexity. In the present study, we examined the relatedness of these vari...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of psychology 1991-01, Vol.125 (1), p.91-100
Hauptverfasser: Wilkinson, William K., Schwartz, Neil H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A personal epistemology of dualism or relativism is a characteristic that may be related to other individual difference variables, especially those of dogmatism, locus of control, field dependence/independence, and cognitive complexity. In the present study, we examined the relatedness of these variables to interpret more adequately and clarify the construct of personal epistemology. Factor analysis revealed that personal epistemology is closely related to both dogmatism and locus of control, which we interpreted as a general belief system of external rigidity versus internal flexibility. The epistemology variable was not associated with specific perceptual and cognitive systems.
ISSN:0022-3980
1940-1019
DOI:10.1080/00223980.1991.10543274