IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/intell/v92y2022ics0160289622000289.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The interplay between domain-specific knowledge and selected investment traits across the life span

Author

Listed:
  • Rusche, Marianna Massimilla
  • Ziegler, Matthias

Abstract

Domain-specific knowledge (Gkn) has been theoretically discussed and empirically proven to be a useful broad indicator of crystallized intelligence (Gc) beyond vocabulary. Based on this, the present study aimed to explore the complex interplay between selected investment traits such as personality and interests, operationalised on different hierarchical levels, and Gkn across the life span based on process models integrated into the recent Cattell-Horn-Carroll model. Divided into an online study and a laboratory study, various tests measuring constructs in the nomological net of Gkn including cognitive abilities, personality, and interests were presented along with a Gkn test to a total of N = 477 participants. Aspects of openness and interests showed varying latent correlations with Gkn depending on the knowledge domain. In addition, various linear and complex non-linear relations between different investment traits and specific knowledge domains became evident in response surface analyses. Results also suggest curvilinear age-associated changes of Gkn regarding the Humanities and Civics knowledge domains. In contrast, Science knowledge appeared to be unrelated to age. Overall, age-associated findings need to be interpreted with caution due to the cross-sectional nature of this study. Implications of the findings for a better understanding of the development of Gkn are discussed.

Suggested Citation

  • Rusche, Marianna Massimilla & Ziegler, Matthias, 2022. "The interplay between domain-specific knowledge and selected investment traits across the life span," Intelligence, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intell:v:92:y:2022:i:c:s0160289622000289
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2022.101647
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289622000289
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.intell.2022.101647?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Schroeders, Ulrich & Watrin, Luc & Wilhelm, Oliver, 2021. "Age-related nuances in knowledge assessment," Intelligence, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    2. Rosseel, Yves, 2012. "lavaan: An R Package for Structural Equation Modeling," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 48(i02).
    3. Trapp, Stefanie & Blömeke, Sigrid & Ziegler, Matthias, 2019. "The openness-fluid-crystallized-intelligence (OFCI) model and the environmental enrichment hypothesis," Intelligence, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 30-40.
    4. Albert Satorra & Peter Bentler, 2001. "A scaled difference chi-square test statistic for moment structure analysis," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 66(4), pages 507-514, December.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Peter Tavel & Bibiana Jozefiakova & Peter Telicak & Jana Furstova & Michal Puza & Natalia Kascakova, 2022. "Psychometric Analysis of the Shortened Version of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale on the Slovak Population (SWBS-Sk)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-12, January.
    2. Sai-fu Fung & Esther Oi-wah Chow & Chau-kiu Cheung, 2020. "Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Wisdom Development Scale," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-14, April.
    3. Jorge Sinval & M. Joseph Sirgy & Dong-Jin Lee & João Marôco, 2020. "The Quality of Work Life Scale: Validity Evidence from Brazil and Portugal," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 15(5), pages 1323-1351, November.
    4. Wicke, Felix S. & Schmidt, Peter & Petersen, Julia & Ernst, Mareike & Krakau, Lina & Brähler, Elmar & Tibubos, Ana N. & Otten, Danielle & Reiner, Iris & Michal, Matthias & Schulz, Andreas & Münzel, Th, 2022. "Depression predicts equivalized income five years later, but not vice versa: Results from the prospective Gutenberg Health Study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 313(C).
    5. Dury, Sarah & Stas, Lara & Switsers, Lise & Duppen, Daan & Domènech-Abella, Joan & Dierckx, Eva & Donder, Liesbeth De, 2021. "Gender-related differences in the relationship between social and activity participation and health and subjective well-being in later life," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 270(C).
    6. Yang, Yang & Liu, Qing & Chang, Chia-Hsun, 2023. "China-Europe freight transportation under the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic and government restriction measures," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    7. Jennifer Todd & David Barron & Jane E Aspell & Evelyn Kheng Lin Toh & Hanoor Syahirah Zahari & Nor Azzatunnisak Mohd Khatib & Viren Swami, 2020. "Translation and validation of a Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(4), pages 1-19, April.
    8. Agustín J. Sánchez-Medina & Juan Manuel Benítez-del-Rosario & Félix Blázquez-Santana, 2017. "Anomia and Displacement of Responsibility as Determinants of Tourist Company Managers’ Non-Involvement in Alleviating Poverty," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(5), pages 1-15, May.
    9. Edgar Merkle & Jinyan Fan & Achim Zeileis, 2014. "Testing for Measurement Invariance with Respect to an Ordinal Variable," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 79(4), pages 569-584, October.
    10. Jolynn Pek & Hao Wu, 2015. "Profile Likelihood-Based Confidence Intervals and Regions for Structural Equation Models," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 80(4), pages 1123-1145, December.
    11. Pierre O. Jacquet & Farid Pazhoohi & Charles Findling & Hugo Mell & Coralie Chevallier & Nicolas Baumard, 2021. "Predictive modeling of religiosity, prosociality, and moralizing in 295,000 individuals from European and non-European populations," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 8(1), pages 1-12, December.
    12. Holendro Singh Chungkham & Michael Ingre & Robert Karasek & Hugo Westerlund & Töres Theorell, 2013. "Factor Structure and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Demand Control Support Model: An Evidence from the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-11, August.
    13. Sebastián Fierro-Suero & Bartolomé J. Almagro & Pedro Sáenz-López & José Carmona-Márquez, 2020. "Perceived Novelty Support and Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Physical Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-14, June.
    14. Nick Lin-Hi & Marlene Reimer & Katharina Schäfer & Johanna Böttcher, 2023. "Consumer acceptance of cultured meat: an empirical analysis of the role of organizational factors," Journal of Business Economics, Springer, vol. 93(4), pages 707-746, May.
    15. Jiahui Jin & Sai-fu Fung, 2021. "Social Physique Anxiety Scale: Psychometric Evaluation and Development of a Chinese Adaptation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-11, October.
    16. Sai-fu Fung, 2020. "Validity of the Brief Resilience Scale and Brief Resilient Coping Scale in a Chinese Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-9, February.
    17. Piotr Tarka, 2018. "An overview of structural equation modeling: its beginnings, historical development, usefulness and controversies in the social sciences," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(1), pages 313-354, January.
    18. Cristina G. Dumitrache & Laura Rubio & José Luis Cabezas Casado & Eulogio Cordón-Pozo, 2022. "Psychometric properties and factor structure of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey Instrument in a sample of Spanish older adults," European Journal of Ageing, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 143-154, March.
    19. Fike, Kayla J. & Mattis, Jacqueline S. & Nickodem, Kyle & Guillaume, Casta, 2023. "Black adolescent altruism: Exploring the role of racial discrimination and empathy," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
    20. Myrsini Katsikatsou & Irini Moustaki, 2016. "Pairwise Likelihood Ratio Tests and Model Selection Criteria for Structural Equation Models with Ordinal Variables," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 81(4), pages 1046-1068, December.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:intell:v:92:y:2022:i:c:s0160289622000289. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/intelligence .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.