Perceptions of Barriers to Personal Creativity: Validation of an Inventory Involving High Education Students

Table 1: Factorial Analysis of Items in the Inventory of Barriers to Personal Creativity (n=582)

Items	I	II	III	IV	h2
21. I am not afraid to express what I think.	.767			.63
2. I would be less timid in putting forward my ideas.	.719			.50
5. I would not be so insecure.	.712			.55
25. I would not be afraid of carrying out my ideas.	.704			.57
20. I would not be afraid of facing up to criticism.	.688			.57
36. I would not be afraid of what others will think about me.	.676			.58
1. I would believe more in myself.	.637			.43
3. I would be more spontaneous.	.602			.39
28. I would not feel inferior to others.	.592			.50
16. I would not be afraid of confronting the unknown.	.583			.39
10. I would not be afraid of contradicting people.	.564			.42
26. I would be more extroverted.	.553			.37
6. I would be prepared to take more risks.	.541			.39
30. I would not be afraid of being misunderstood.	.533			.46
65. I would be more enthusiastic.		.751		64
63. I would be more concentrated on what I do.		.699		.52
64. I would be more curious.		.691		.59
59. I would have more energy.		.608		.43
62. I would be rich in ideas.		.603		.48
12. I would be less lazy.		.599		.46
45. I would be more persistent.		.579		.45
11. I would not be so accommodating.		.572		.49
13. I would have more motivation to create.		.553		.40
66. I would have more knowledge.		.553		.44
58. I would be more dedicated in what I do.		.514		.28
19. I would practice the habit of looking for new ideas more.		.477		.43
34. I would have more opportunity of putting my ideas into practice.			.723	.59
31. I would have more time to develop my ideas.			.687	.47
37. I would have more opportunity to explore my potential.			.615	.54
53. People would value my new ideas more.			.582	.46
18. I would have greater recognition of my creative work.			.563	.35
15. I would have more time.			.536	.29
48. There would be more co-operation between people.			.521		.38
22. I would have been more stimulated by my professors.			.491		.31
46. My ideas would be valued more.			.482		.50
54. There would be more respect of the differences between people.			.433		.31
38. I would not have received such a strict education.				.708	.53
32. I would have not been limited by my family.				.639	.44
44. I would be less critical.				.618	.54
43. I would have had more opportunities to be wrong without being considered stupid or an idiot.				.591	.53
42. I would not have been limited by my professors.				.555	.42
55. I would be less authoritarian.				.530	.36
52. I would have had greater acceptance of the fantasy in the way that I live.				.484	.38
57. I would not been so critical about the ideas of others.				.415	.30
Eigen values	11.97	3.36	2.70	2.07
% Variance	27.2	7.6	6.1	4.7

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