2013/12/23 by Hong Lee, Jungsik Kim, Yeonjae Ryu +1 · 14 citations
Psychology · #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Confirmatory factor analysis #Creativity #Creativity in Education and Neuroscience #Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports #Psychology #Social psychology #Sport Psychology and Performance #Structural equation modeling #Test (biology)
paper · doi:10.1002/jocb.55
published in The Journal of Creative Behavior 49(2), 77-93 (Wiley)
openalex publication_date 2013/12/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
Abstract This study examines whether people use the general implicit theories of creativity or not when applying them to themselves and others. On the basis of the actor–observer asymmetry theory, the authors propose that conception of creativity would be differently constructed depending on the targets of attention: general, self, and other. Three studies attempted to examine this hypothesis. In the preliminary study, a measure was developed to assess the characteristics that describe general creativity. In Study 1, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses found the conceptual factors of general creativity. In Study 2, the common and specific factors of general, self, and others’ creativity concepts were compared through invariance tests. As a result, it was revealed that the invariance test failed, which means that the general conception of creativity may not be applicable to monitor self and others’ creativity in a consistent way. Implications and limitations of this study are discussed at the end of the study.