Short-Scale to Measure Situational and Process-Related Creativity in Experience-Sampling-Studies (SPRoC)

A short-scale for measuring situational and process-related creativity in experience sampling studies (SPRoC) is presented. The latent construct of situation- and process-related creativity is defined as a generative state based on internal mental processes that emerge through specific situational components in everyday situations (e.g. having ideas, feeling inspired, being imaginative). The 3-item scale was developed as part of an experience sampling study. A total of 111 ninth-grade secondary-school students took part in the study. Each student received 18 to 19 signals (in sum 2,057 momentary assessments, 345 missing values, total number k = 1,712). The results show that the short scale (SPRoC) is capable of measuring situational and process-related creativity objectively, reliably, and validly in experience sampling studies.