Determining the psychometric indicators of the cognitive motivation scale among adolescents in Ahvaz city, Iran.

This study aimed to determine the psychometric indicators of the Cognitive Motivation Scale (CMS) among Iranian adolescents. The sample included 321 adolescents in Ahvaz city, Iran, who completed the Cognitive Motivation Scale (CMS), Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ), and Need for Cognition Scale (NCS). To validate the scale, common procedures for assessing validity and reliability were used, including content validity, construct validity, convergent and divergent validity, and questionnaire reliability. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis, and the Pearson correlation method were used to analyze the data. The results of confirmatory factor analysis with the 2-factor model of the Cognitive Motivation Scale indicate the suitability of the model for the collected data. The results of the convergent validity study showed that there is a relatively strong and significant relationship between the Shamanic Motivation Scale and the Need for Cognition Scale (P < .05), and for the divergent validity, there is a weak and significant relationship with the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (P < .05). Therefore, the convergent and divergent validity of the cognitive motivation scale is confirmed. These findings have implications for more accurate and practical assessment of adolescents, early detection of mood disorders among Iranian adolescents, and the design of educational-psychological interventions.