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

TLDR

The Creative Achievement Questionnaire is a new self‑report measure assessing achievement across ten creative domains, designed to be objective, empirically valid, and easy to administer. The study aimed to examine the factor structure of the Creative Achievement Questionnaire. The CAQ demonstrated strong reliability (r = .81, α = .96), predictive, convergent, and discriminant validity, and factor analyses revealed both a three‑factor (Expressive, Scientific, Performance) and a two‑factor (Arts, Science) structure.

Abstract

Abstract 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.