Revisiting the factor structure of the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory.
The original Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory, used to measure innovative (as opposed to adaptive) individual cognitive styles, has been reported to have three factors: Sufficiency of Originality, Efficiency, and Rule/Group Conformity. In exploring the construct validity of the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory, findings from a 2003 study by Im, Hu, and Toh showed the existence of two subdimensions of the Sufficiency of Originality factor-Idea Generation and Preference for Change. In this study, using a sample of 356 household participants, with an average age of 56.0 yr. (SD = 14.0), average income of dollar 39,700 (SD = dollar 19,200), and average of 15.0 yr. of education (SD = 2), from the Arkansas Household Research Panel, we conducted factor analyses. The results specific to our selected sample indicate that a four-factor model recognizing the two subdimensions of Sufficiency of Originality has a better fit than the original three-factor model.
Im
Subin
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Department of Marketing, College of Business, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA. subinim@sfsu.edu
Hu
Michael Y
MY
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires