TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric properties of the self-curiosity attitude-interest scale in two paired samples from italy and mexico
AU - Aschieri, Filippo
AU - Quiroga, Angelica
AU - Tagliabue, Semira
AU - Durosini, Ilaria
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This manuscript explores the psychometric properties of a scale measuring self-curiosity, a facet of general curiosity, consisting of the attitude and interest people have in understanding themselves better. In this study, we provide data on the comparison between the Self-Curiosity Attitude-Interest Scale in an Italian and a Mexican sample, paired for gender, age, and education. The scale reliability was sati-sfactory, and the two-factor structure of the scale showed a good fit in the Mexican sample. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed configural, metric, partial scalar, and strict invariance between samples. Overall, results indicated that the concept of self-curiosity is meaningfully measured by the SCAI items. In line with previous studies, construct validity of the scale highlighted the expected correlations with measures of trait openness, awareness, and general curiosity. In conclusion, the results show that the two-factor model of the Self-Curiosity Attitude-Interest Scale is similarly adequate in both countries.
AB - This manuscript explores the psychometric properties of a scale measuring self-curiosity, a facet of general curiosity, consisting of the attitude and interest people have in understanding themselves better. In this study, we provide data on the comparison between the Self-Curiosity Attitude-Interest Scale in an Italian and a Mexican sample, paired for gender, age, and education. The scale reliability was sati-sfactory, and the two-factor structure of the scale showed a good fit in the Mexican sample. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed configural, metric, partial scalar, and strict invariance between samples. Overall, results indicated that the concept of self-curiosity is meaningfully measured by the SCAI items. In line with previous studies, construct validity of the scale highlighted the expected correlations with measures of trait openness, awareness, and general curiosity. In conclusion, the results show that the two-factor model of the Self-Curiosity Attitude-Interest Scale is similarly adequate in both countries.
KW - Cross-cultural comparison
KW - Cultural differences
KW - Invariance testing
KW - Scale psychometric properties
KW - Self-curiosity
KW - Cross-cultural comparison
KW - Cultural differences
KW - Invariance testing
KW - Scale psychometric properties
KW - Self-curiosity
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/192784
U2 - 10.4473/TPM28.4.2
DO - 10.4473/TPM28.4.2
M3 - Article
SN - 1972-6325
VL - 28
SP - 415
EP - 426
JO - TPM. TESTING, PSYCHOMETRICS, METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
JF - TPM. TESTING, PSYCHOMETRICS, METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ER -