The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Creative Process Engagement Scale (CPES) among Malaysian undergraduates. A total of 377 undergraduates whose ages ranged from 18 to 43 years participated in the study and were presented with the CPES and self-perceived creativity. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the hierarchical four-factor structure of the CPES, which consisted of three first-order factors and one second-order factor. In addition, we found that the CPES has sound internal consistency as well as criterion-related validity. Furthermore, the results of measurement invariance testing supported the hypothesis of equivalent factor loading and intercepts for this hierarchical four-factor structure across gender. Latent mean analysis revealed that female students showed less engagement in creativity-related activities than male students. The findings shed light on the psychometric qualities of the CPES and confirm that the CPES measures involvement in creative activities across gender in undergraduate students.

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马来西亚本科生样本中创意过程参与量表的心理测量质量

本研究调查了马来西亚本科生的创意过程参与量表 (CPES) 的心理测量特性。共有 377 名年龄在 18 至 43 岁之间的本科生参与了这项研究，并获得了 CPES 和自我感知创造力。验证性因素分析支持 CPES 的分层四因素结构，其中包括三个一阶因素和一个二阶因素。此外，我们发现 CPES 具有良好的内部一致性以及与标准相关的效度。此外，测量不变性检验的结果支持这种跨性别的分层四因子结构的等效因子加载和截距假设。潜在均值分析显示，女学生在创造力相关活动中的参与度低于男学生。研究结果阐明了 CPES 的心理测量质量，并证实 CPES 衡量本科生跨性别参与创造性活动的程度。