Psychometric examination of Runco Ideational Behavior Scale: Thai adaptation
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Author list: Tep, Puthyrom; Maneewan, Sorakrich; Chuathong, Saranya;
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Publication year: 2021
Journal acronym: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
Volume number: 34
Issue number: 1
eISSN: 1678-7153
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Creativity is a multidimensional construct. Several different approaches have been developed to measure creativity, including psychometric scales. The Runco Ideational Behavior Scale (RIBS) is one such measure of creative ideation. The primary purpose of this paper was to assess the 23 items of the RIBS in the context of the Thai language and examine scale reliability and validity. Participants, consisting of 508 undergraduate students selected from five Thai public universities, were selected through a convenience sampling approach involving both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results suggested that the Thai version of the RIBS presented a valid measure to a certain extent. Factor analysis of the empirical data indicated a two-dimensional structure. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results confirmed that the two-factor construct demonstrated a better fit with improved psychometric characteristics. Six items were eliminated from the Thai RIBS version inventory: five items during explanatory factor analysis (EFA) and one during the CFA process. Results will contribute to ascertaining that the Thai version of the RIBS instrument can be used as a self-assessment tool for measuring students’ creative ideation. Implications and limitations of this research are discussed with suggestions for future studies. © 2021, The Author(s).
Keywords
Creativity assessment, Ideational behavior, Psychometric examination, RIBS Thai version, Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, Undergraduate student
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