The need for cognition is associated primarily with the functioning of cognitive sphere, motivation to engage in intellectual tasks, inquisitiveness and curiosity. Meanwhile, researchers indicate that it can also affect human life other areas. transpires be a tendency effort not only terms but interpersonal situations emotionally demanding situations. article presents description this variable,...

materials and methods this is a descriptive-correlative study performed on a sample of 320 male high school students, chosen via multi-stage random sampling. instruments used to collect data are inclusive of oppositional defiant behavior inventory (odbi), difficulties in emotion regulation strategies scale (ders) and inventory of callous-unemotional traits (icu). results the results suggest a s...