Determination of the Classification Role of Person–Environment Fit Scale for Creativity in Workplace Context

Abstract

This study examined the structure of the Chinese Person–Environment Fit Scale for Creativity (PEFSC) and its classification role. This scale evaluates creativity from the personal dimension, environmental dimension, and their fit. A total of 298 native Chinese employees (aged 17–50 years) from 59 organizations participated in this study. They completed the PEFSC, Creative Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the acceptable goodness of fit of the two-factor correlated model of PEFSC. Positive and significant correlations were observed among person–environment fit creativity, creative self-efficacy, and perceived organizational support. Regression analysis indicated that creative self-efficacy and perceived organizational support exhibited differences in the personal and environmental dimensions. Analysis of variance and post-hoc tests showed that creative self-efficacy and perceived organizational support were higher in the group of individuals with high person–environment fit than in the misfit and low-fit groups. This study indicated that PEFSC can be used to measure person–environment fit for creativity effectively and classify highly creative individuals in the Chinese workplace context.

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All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. If you need the Chinese version of Person–Environment Fit Scale for Creativity, please contact Wenjie Duan, the corresponding author of this article.

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Funding

This work was supported by National Social Science Fund–Youth Project “Research on the Construction of National Index of Sense of Gain” (17CSH073), Wuhan University Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Development Program for Young Scholars “Sociology of Happiness and Positive Education” (WHU2016019), and China Positive Psychology Research Fund for Yong Scholars “How to cultivate creativity? Uniform training or training in accordance of individual aptitude.”