Creative Personality Scale. A new versión for college students from Argentina

FREIBERG HOFFMANN, AGUSTÍN; VIGH, CARLOS; FERNÁNDEZ LIPORACE, MERCEDES

ANALES DE PSICOLOGíA

UNIV MURCIA

Año: 2019 vol. 35 p. 290 - 299

0212-9728

Creativity and actions aimed at fostering it became a matter ofinterest in higher education. Since creativity is a complex phenomenon, itsmultiple dimensions must be assessed. Among them, personality arises asthe most relevant one. Therefore, the local adaptation of Gough?s CreativePersonality Scale to be used in college students is presented. Examineesmust indicate, among a list of adjectives/items, whether they feel described by each one of them or not. Two independent samples (n= 150 each)were employed to develop an exploratory factor analysis and an internalconsistency analysis on the one hand, and a confirmatory factor analysisand a convergent validity study on the other.The exploratory procedure retained eight items and a 1-dimension structure with a good internal consistency (ordinal Alpha= .853). This model wasempirically verified by the confirmatory analysis which showed good fitindices, as well as an adequate internal consistency coefficient. Moreover,adequate convergent validity evidences were obtained. Findings are discussed considering the theoretical model and the study weaknesses along withpractical and theoretical outcomes. Further research lines are outlined.