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Abstract
A creativity scale was developed for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Indicator, 2nd edition (MMPI-2). A criterion-based, contrasting group strategy was implemented using the Creative Behavior Inventory (CBI; Hocevar, Citation1979) to define high versus low creative groups. Two-thirds of the valid 192 data sets were randomly selected to identify the MMPI-2 items included for consideration in the creativity (C) scale. The remaining third of the sample served to determine the psychometric properties of the 31 item C scale, which was found to have adequate discriminant ability and reliability. MMPI-2 scales with significant correlations to the C scale were Scale 4, Scale 5, Scale 9, and Scale O; as well as GF, MAC-R, ES, and SOD.
Acknowledgments
This work is a summary of work conducted for the primary author's dissertation research. The authors thank Erica Johnson-Jimenez, who was essential in the collection of data off-site.
Notes
Note. Starred items are negatively weighted in determining C scale total score.
Note. 88.9% of original grouped cases correctly classified. CBI = Creative Behavior Inventory.