The Latent Structure of Trait Curiosity: Evidence for Interest and Deprivation Curiosity Dimensions

The latent structure of trait curiosity: evidence for interest and deprivation curiosity dimensions.

To evaluate Litman and Jimerson's (2004) Interest/Deprivation (I/D) model of curiosity, 355 students (269 women, 86 men) responded to 6 trait curiosity measures including the Curiosity/Interest in the World scale (C/IW; Peterson & Seligman, 2004), the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory (CEI; Kashdan, Rose, & Fincham, 2004), the Perceptual Curiosity scale (PC; Collins, Litman, & Spielberger, 20...

Did Curiosity Kill the Cat? Relationship Between Trait Curiosity, Creative Self-Efficacy and Creative Personal Identity

Abstract The main objective of the study presented in this article was to examine the relationship between trait curiosity and two self-concept constructs which are gaining popularity in the creativity literature – creative self-efficacy (CSE) and creative personal identity (CPI). Although the role of curiosity in creativity seems well established, in fact there is little empirical evidence of ...

Curiosity about Curiosity

Ilhan Inan’s (2012) approach to curiosity is based on the following central theses: (i) for every question asked out of curiosity there is a corresponding term (defi nite description) that is inostensible for the asker (its reference is unknown) and that has the function of uniquely identifying an object; (ii) the satisfaction of curiosity is always in the form of coming to know an object as fa...

Exploring the Functions, Correlates, and Consequences of Interest and Curiosity

Breadth-depth or state-trait curiosity? A factor analysis of state-trait curiosity and state anxiety scales

Research into state-trait curiosity and anxiety has resulted in a simplification of the constructs involved, particularly in the curiosity domain. This field of research previously has been dominated by a wide variety of interpretations such as specific vs. diversive curiosity, perceptual vs epistemic curiosity, and breadth vs. depth curiosity. It has been shown however, that these particular i...