Title Page
Abstract
Contents
Introduction 8
Study 1 18
Participants 18
Procedures and Materials 18
Results 21
Discussion 23
Study 2 24
Participants 25
Procedures and Materials 25
Results 28
Discussion 33
Study 3 34
Participants 35
Procedures and Materials 35
Results 41
Discussion 51
General Discussion 51
References 57
Appendices 74
Appendix A. Examples of Reported Major Events (Study 2) 75
Appendix B. Descriptives of Variables at Each Time Point (Study 3) 76
Abstract in Korean 77
Table 1. Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations (Study 1) 22
Table 2. Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations (Study 2) 31
Table 3. Model Comparisons (Study 3) 40
Table 4. Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations (Study 3) 42
Table 5. Estimates and Standard Errors of Multilevel Regression Analysis for the General Trends in Study 3 45
Table 6. Pairwise Contrasts of the Event at Each Time Point (Study 3) 45
Table 7. Estimates and Standard Errors of Multilevel Regression Analysis (Study 3) 48
Table 8. Pairwise Contrasts of the Event at Each Time Point and NFC Levels (Study 3) 50
Figure 1. Conceptual Framework 17
Figure 2. Regression Slopes for the Interaction of the Event and Need for Cognitive Closure (Study 1) 23
Figure 3. Regression Slopes for the Interaction of the Event and Need for Cognitive Closure (Study 2) 32
Figure 4. Three-Way Interaction of Time, Event, and Need for Cognitive Closure (Study 3) 49