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Developing a General Construal Questionnaire

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Yidan Yin *
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Robert D. Barrett
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Michele Williams
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Batia M. Wiesenfeld
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Cheryl Wakslak
DOI:10.1177/01461672251321318delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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thinking and concrete thinking shape how we interpret and interact with the world. One of the most influential approaches to abstract and concrete construals is Construal Level Theory, which has primarily taken a situational approach to studying construal level. The current research develops the General Construal Questionnaire to measure individuals' general tendencies toward abstract and concrete thinking, opening possibilities for new research that extends past the focus on situational construal. Distinguishing abstract and concrete construals as distinct factors reveals that they have unique effects. Abstract construal correlates with extraversion, openness to experience, a focus on the future, promotion, and desirability, a preference for cognition, tolerance for uncertainty, and a tendency to perceive similarities, stereotype, and evaluate. Concrete construal correlates with conscientiousness, a focus on the present, prevention, and feasibility, a preference for certainty and perfectionism, and a tendency to perceive differences and make daily progress.
Keywords:
abstract construal
concrete construal
individual difference
scale development

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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin cover
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
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