The KAI Cognitive Style Inventory: Was it personality all along?

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Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Titre
The KAI Cognitive Style Inventory: Was it personality all along?
Périodique
Personality and Individual Differences
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Von Wittich D., Antonakis J.
ISSN
0191-8869
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
50
Numéro
7
Pages
1044-1049
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Kirton's Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) is a widely-used measure of "cognitive style." Surprisingly, there is very little research investigating the discriminant and incremental validity of the KAI. In two studies (n = 213), we examined whether (a) we could predict KAI scores with the "big five" personality dimensions and (b) the KAI scores predicted leadership behavior when controlling for personality and ability. Correcting for measurement error, we found that KAI scores were predicted mostly by personality and gender (multiple R = 0.82). KAI scores did not predict variance in leadership while controlling for established predictors. Our findings add to recent literature that questions the uniqueness and utility of cognitive style or similar "style" constructs; researchers using such measures must control for the big five factors and correct for measurement error to avoid confounded interpretations.
Mots-clé
Cognitive style, Personality, KAI, Adaptors-Innovators, NEO-PI, Psychometrics, Leadership, Measurement error
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21/01/2011 18:03
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