Psychometric Properties of the Need for Closure Scale in a Peruvian sample: Using ESEM to get an acceptable factor solution

In the present study, the psychometric properties of the Revised Need for Cognitive Closure Test (RT-NCC) were evaluated. To do this, a non-probabilistic snowball sample of 328 Peruvian participants was obtained. Then, structural validity was evaluated using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis for the existing models in the literature, followed by making an Exploratory Structural Equations Modeling with the aid of Factorial Simplicity Indices to identify the most robust items in the questionnaire, then a Confirmatory Factor Analysis was made to corroborate the two-factor model of these highly representative items, added to this, Reliability was reviewed for those scales using the McDonald’s omega. The results found unacceptable fits for the models that used the whole questionnaire items, but acceptable for the two-factor model with the most representative items, added to acceptable reliability indices. In conclusion, the presented short version of the RT-NCC is a valid and reliable instrument for use in psychology research, but more studies are recommended to obtain more evidence on the items selected for the scale.