Cognitive Style Index: Further investigation of the factor structure with an American student sample

Abstract

The present study investigates the factor structure of the Cognitive Style Index (CSI), comparing the unitary, bipolar continuum of intuition–analysis, the theory upon which the CSI is predicated, with the two‐factor theory of cognitive style. We conducted both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses on data from a sample of 222 American university business students. There was a lack of fit for the unifactorial model. Our results suggest the instrument is tapping multiple dimensions of cognitive style, the implications of which are discussed.

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank Christopher Allinson and John Hayes for allowing us to use the Cognitive Styles Index.