Spanish adaptation of the multidimensional workplace curiosity scale

Spanish adaptation of the multidimensional workplace curiosity scale

Background: Workplace curiosity is receiving greater attention as scientfic research continues to illustrate how this personality characteristic is valuable in predicting healthy organizational outcomes - from performance to innovation. The benefits (and costs) of curiosity can be better understood...

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Main Authors: Luis Manuel Blanco-Donoso, Laura Torio, Mercedes Hernández-Hurtado, Oscar Lecuona, Isabel Carmona-Cobo, Todd Barrett Kashdan, Patrick E. McKnight, Eva Garrosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
Subjects:
Workplace curiosity
Psychometric properties
Multidimensional workplace curiosity scale
Spanish adaptation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825004536
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Summary:Background: Workplace curiosity is receiving greater attention as scientfic research continues to illustrate how this personality characteristic is valuable in predicting healthy organizational outcomes - from performance to innovation. The benefits (and costs) of curiosity can be better understood by the use of precise, multi-dimensional assessment approaches. Method: Using a cross-sectional survey with a heterogeneous sample of 722 workers from Spain (57.8% women, 42.2% men; 61.9% highly educated), we explored the psychometrics of the Multidimensional Workplace Curiosity Scale (Kashdan et al., 2020). Results: Factor analytic results confirmed a hierarchical model (CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04) consisting of a general first-order workplace curiosity factor and four second-order dimensions (i.e., Joyous Exploration, Deprivation Sensitivity, Stress Tolerance, Openness to People's Ideas). Internal consistency coefficients were acceptable (from 0.72 to 0.89) with evidence of convergent, concurrent, and incremental validity. Conclusion: The Spanish adaptation of the Multidimensional Workplace Curiosity Scale maintains good psychometric properties for exploring this personality dimension in Spanish adults. The paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of having this scale in the Spanish labor context.
ISSN:0001-6918

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