The Turkish version of the Dual Facet Imagination Scale (DFIS) and its relationship with Openness

IF 3.7 2区教育学 Q1 Social Sciences

Thinking Skills and Creativity Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI:10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101903

Tuğba Ay, Makbule Kalı Soyer

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Abstract

Imagination has been recognized as a powerful mental faculty and individual trait, vital for creativity, problem-solving, and personal growth. Yet, despite its importance, comprehensive tools to measure its various facets are scarce, especially in diverse cultural contexts. This study aims to adapt the Dual Facet Imagination Scale (DFIS), developed by Sassenberg et al. (2023), into Turkish. The DFIS assesses both the general tendency for imagination and its two core subdimensions: Experiential Simulation and Conceptual Innovation. Following the linguistic equivalence process, the Turkish version of the scale was tested on 435 participants aged 14 to 55 (M = 21.79, SD = 7.89). Through psychometric analyses, including confirmatory factor analysis and criterion validity tests, the scale demonstrated construct validity, criterion validity and reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.89). Significant correlations were found between the DFIS and the Openness Factor of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM). Additionally, the study explored how imagination scores differ across demographics, such as sex and education level, revealing notable differences. The current study provides the DFIS Turkish version was found to be a valid and reliable tool.

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土耳其版双重想象量表（DFIS）及其与开放性的关系

想象力被认为是一种强大的精神能力和个人特质，对创造力、解决问题和个人成长至关重要。然而，尽管它很重要，但衡量其各个方面的综合工具却很少，尤其是在不同的文化背景下。本研究旨在将Sassenberg等人（2023）开发的双重想象量表（DFIS）改编为土耳其语。DFIS评估了想象的一般倾向及其两个核心子维度：体验模拟和概念创新。根据语言对等过程，对435名14至55岁的参与者进行了土耳其语版量表的测试（M = 21.79, SD = 7.89）。通过心理测量分析，包括验证性因子分析和标准效度检验，量表具有构念效度、标准效度和信度（Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.89）。DFIS与五因子模型（FI-FFM）面量表开放因子之间存在显著相关。此外，该研究还探讨了想象力得分在性别和教育水平等人口统计学方面的差异，揭示了显著的差异。目前的研究提供了DFIS土耳其版本被发现是一个有效和可靠的工具。

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Thinking Skills and Creativity EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

16.20%

发文量

172

审稿时长

76 days

期刊介绍： Thinking Skills and Creativity is a new journal providing a peer-reviewed forum for communication and debate for the community of researchers interested in teaching for thinking and creativity. Papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches and may relate to any age level in a diversity of settings: formal and informal, education and work-based.