• DOI:10.1207/s15326934crj1701_4
• Corpus ID: 146304521

Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Creative Achievement Questionnaire

@article{Carson2005ReliabilityVA,
  title={Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Creative Achievement Questionnaire},
  author={Shelley H. Carson and Jordan B. Peterson and Daniel M. Higgins},
  journal={Creativity Research Journal},
  year={2005},
  volume={17},
  pages={37 - 50}
}

• S. Carson, Jordan B. Peterson, D. M. Higgins
• Published 1 February 2005
• Psychology
• Creativity Research Journal

The Creative Achievement Questionnaire (CAQ) is a new self-report measure of creative achievement that assesses achievement across 10 domains of creativity. It was designed to be objective, empirically valid, and easy to administer and score. Study 1 established test-retest reliability (r = .81, p < .0001) and internal consistency reliability (a = .96) in a sample of 117 undergraduate students. Study 2 established predictive validity of the CAQ against artist ratings of a creative product, a collage (r = .59, p < .0001, n = 39). Study 3 (n = 86) established convergent validity with other measures of creative potential, including divergent thinking tests (r = .47, p < .0001), the Creative Personality Scale (Gough, 1979; r = .33, p = .004), Intellect (Goldberg, 1992; r = .51, p < .0001), and Openness to Experience (Costa & McCrae, 1992; r = .33, p = .002). Study 4 established discriminant validity between the CAQ and both IQ and self-serving bias. Study 5 examined the factor structure of the CAQ. A three-factor solution identified Expressive, Scientific, and Performance factors of creative achievement. A two-factor solution identified an Arts factor and a Science factor.