Adaptation and Validation of the Basque Version of the Emotional Creativity Inventory in Higher Education

Abstract

Emotional creativity is defined as the ability to feel and express emotions in a new, effective and authentic way. There are currently no Basque-language self-report instruments to provide valid and reliable measures of this construct. Thus, this paper describes the process of adapting and validating the Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) for the Basque-speaking population. The sample was comprised of 594 higher education students (388 women and 206 men) aged between 18 and 32 years old (Mage = 20.47; SD = 2.48). The Basque version of the ECI was administered along with the TMMS-23, NEO PI-R, and PANAS. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on the Basque ECI corroborated the original scale's three-factor structure (preparedness, novelty, and effectiveness/authenticity). Those dimensions showed acceptable indexes of internal consistency (α = .80, .83, and .83) and temporal stability (r = .70, .69, and .74). The study also provided some evidence of external validity (p < .05) based on the relationships found between emotional creativity and emotional intelligence, personality, affect, and sex. The Basque ECI can be regarded as a useful tool to evaluate perceived emotional creativity during the preparation and verification phases of the creative process.

Emotional Creativity: A Meta-analysis and Integrative Review

“…The sample used for the reliability generalization analysis of the ECI global scale (N = 5,479) consisted of fourteen studies that used the whole 30-item ECI questionnaire, two studies that used a shortened 17-item version (Soroa et al, 2015;Oriol, Amutio, Mendoza, Da Costa, & Miranda, 2016) and one study that used an abridged 13-item version (Gutbezahl & Averill, 1996). The sample used for the reliability generalization analysis of the three ECI subscales (Novelty, Preparedness and Effectiveness/Authenticity) (N = 6,284) consisted of fifteen studies that used the full version of the ECI, two studies that used a shortened 17-item version (Soroa et al, 2015;Oriol et al, 2016) and one study that used a shortened 28-item version (Soroa et al, 2016). as moderators for all three ECI subscales.…”