Assessing interactions between cognition, emotion, and motivation in creativity: The construction and validation of EDICOS

The questionnaire (EDICOS: The Emotion/motivation-related Divergent and Convergent thinking styles Scale) was validated in a sample of 887 higher education students. The internal structure, internal consistency, and temporal stability of the instrument were examined, as well as its external validity. The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure (convergent-unpleasant, convergent-preventive, divergent-pleasant, and divergent-proactive styles). These dimensions showed adequate internal consistency and temporal stability. The study also provided external validation data based on the relationship of the mentioned emotion/motivation-related creativity styles with thinking styles, affective styles, personality, gender, and academic domain. Overall, the obtained psychometric properties of EDICOS justify its future use for assessing individual differences in emotional and motivational creativity.