Cognitive flexibility (CF) is a fundamental human ability to adjust cognitive processing strategies to deal with new and unpredicted situations. In this sense, using valid and theoretically grounded measures of cognitive flexibility is critical. A new measure of CF, the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, has recently been validated. This measure comprises two subscales: (1) Alternatives, which assesses ability in identifying alternative solutions and generating several explanations; and (2) Control, which assesses ability in perceiving difficult conditions as controllable. The main purpose of our study was to investigate the factorial structure, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory in an Italian sample of university students. A self‐report questionnaire was administered to 543 Italian university students. Results showed acceptable construct validity for the Italian version of the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory. Specifically, both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported a two‐factor model, Alternatives and Control, with19 items. Moreover, multigroup analyses showed structural invariance across sex. In sum, our results suggested that the Italian version of the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory is a valid instrument for assessing cognitive flexibility.

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认知灵活性量表：意大利大学生的因素结构，不变性，可靠性，收敛性和判别有效性

认知灵活性（CF）是人类调整认知处理策略以应对新的和不可预测的情况的基本能力。从这个意义上讲，使用有效的，理论上扎根的认知灵活性测量方法至关重要。最近已经验证了一种新的CF度量，即认知灵活性清单。该措施包括两个子量表：（1）替代方案，用于评估识别替代方案和产生几种解释的能力；（2）控制，它评估感知困难条件的能力是可控制的。我们研究的主要目的是调查意大利大学生样本中认知灵活性量表的因子结构，可靠性和量度不变性。对543名意大利大学生进行了自我报告调查表。结果表明，对于意大利语版本的认知灵活性量表，其可接受的结构效度。具体来说，探索性和确认性因素分析均支持包含19个项目的双因素模型，即“替代和控制”。此外，多组分析显示性别间的结构不变性。总之，我们的结果表明，意大利语版的“认知灵活性清单”是评估认知灵活性的有效工具。