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Publication Date: 2019
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Determination of the Classification Role of Person-Environment Fit Scale for Creativity in Workplace Context
Duan, Wenjie; Li, Yumei; Tang, Xiaoqing; Zhang, Hong; Cheng, Xinfeng
Creativity Research Journal, v31 n2 p198-206 2019
This study examined the structure of the Chinese Person-Environment Fit Scale for Creativity (PEFSC) and its classification role. This scale evaluates creativity from the personal dimension, environmental dimension, and their fit. A total of 298 native Chinese employees (aged 17-50 years) from 59 organizations participated in this study. They completed the PEFSC, Creative Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed the acceptable goodness of fit of the two-factor correlated model of PEFSC. Positive and significant correlations were observed among person-environment fit creativity, creative self-efficacy, and perceived organizational support. Regression analysis indicated that creative self-efficacy and perceived organizational support exhibited differences in the personal and environmental dimensions. Analysis of variance and post-hoc tests showed that creative self-efficacy and perceived organizational support were higher in the group of individuals with high person-environment fit than in the misfit and low-fit groups. This study indicated that PEFSC can be used to measure person-environment fit for creativity effectively and classify highly creative individuals in the Chinese workplace context.
Descriptors: Creativity, Work Environment, Personality Theories, Employees, Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Measures (Individuals), Correlation
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