title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco(Spain).
authors.forename: Goretti
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soroa
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco(Spain).
authors.forename: Aitor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aritzeta
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco(Spain).
authors.forename: Nekane
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balluerka
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco(Spain).
authors.forename: Arantxa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorostiaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003405:Creativity; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adaptation; creativity; emotion; psychometric properties; test