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The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics
The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics
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Journal of Research in Personality . Dec2009, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p987-998. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: Given curiosity’s fundamental role in motivation, learning, and well-being, we sought to refine the measurement of trait curiosity with an improved version of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory (CEI; [Kashdan, T. B., Rose, P., & Fincham, F. D. (2004). Curiosity and exploration: Facilitating positive subjective experiences and personal growth opportunities. Journal of Personality Assessment, 82, 291–305]). A preliminary pool of 36 items was administered to 311 undergraduate students, who also completed measures of emotion, emotion regulation, personality, and well-being. Factor analyses indicated a two-factor model—motivation to seek out knowledge and new experiences (Stretching; five items) and a willingness to embrace the novel, uncertain, and unpredictable nature of everyday life (Embracing; five items). In two additional samples (ns=150 and 119), we cross-validated this factor structure and provided initial evidence for construct validity. This includes positive correlations with personal growth, openness to experience, autonomy, purpose in life, self-acceptance, psychological flexibility, positive affect, and positive social relations, among others. Applying item response theory (IRT) to these samples (n =578), we showed that the items have good discrimination and a desirable breadth of difficulty. The item information functions and test information function were centered near zero, indicating that the scale assesses the mid-range of the latent curiosity trait most reliably. The findings thus far provide good evidence for the psychometric properties of the 10-item CEI-II. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00926566
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Research in Personality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 44836735
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2009.04.011