
295The Need for Closure Scale
Closedmindedness 0.158*** 0.138*** 0.144*** 0.093*** 0.000 0.009 1 1 0.310*** 0.399*** 0.032 −0.013
NFC 0.751*** 0.721*** 0.865*** 0.812*** 0.845*** 0.797*** 0.310*** 0.399*** 1 1 0.087*** 0.012
Decisiveness −0.046 −0.025 0.174*** 0.085*** 0.048* −0.023 0.032 −0.013 0.087*** 0.012 1 1
Age (n = 1743) 0.167*** 0.171*** 0.377*** 0.399*** 0.360*** 0.420*** −0.038 −0.080*** 0.352*** 0.357*** 0.078** 0.076**
Mental speed
(WAIS-R: n = 223)
−0.283*** −0.334*** −0.37*** −0.347*** −0.452*** −0.444*** −0.063 0.094 −0.450*** −0.426*** −0.008 0.002
SDO (n = 228) −0.030 −0.069 0.129 0.080 0.058 0.089 0.075 0.028 0.081 0.051 0.030