The authors examined the assumption that individual differences in Need For (cognitive) Closure (NFC) and the Ability to Achieve (cognitive) Closure (AAC) are related to information-processing style in threatening situations. Analysis showed that NFC was related to monitoring style and high level in NFCS subscale Discomfort with ambiguity was associated with information-seeking behaviour. AAC was associated neither with informational behaviour nor with cognitive coping style. The monitoring/blunting concept seems to be promising especially in the context of research of real-life threatening situations.
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