Abstract:

The present study aims to adapt the The Creative Trait Motivation Scale into Turkish and examine its validity and reliability. The sample of the research consists of 331 adult individuals, 232 women (70.1%) and 99 men (29.9%). The research data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 and AMOS package programs. First, linguistic equivalence studies of the scale were carried out. For this purpose, Turkish and English forms were applied to 44 bilingual individuals with two weeks interval. Then, the correlation between the items was examined and as a result of the analysis, it was seen that the correlation coefficients between the English and Turkish forms were significant. Construct validity and criterion validity were examined within the scope of validity analysis. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used to examine the construct validity. It was observed that the scale had a 3-factor structure and scale’s factor structure was confirmed. Results revealed that model is coherent. The items of the scale were collected in the sub-dimensions of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation. The correlation coefficient between the criterion validity The Creative Trait Motivation Scale and Marmara Creative Thinking Dispositions Scale was calculated, and it was determined that there was a significant relationship between the scores obtained from the two scales. Both Cronbach's Alpha and item-total correlation values were examined, and it was concluded that the scale was reliable. All these findings indicate that The Creative Trait Motivation Scale, which was adapted into Turkish, is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

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