Creative Mindsets: Scale Validation in the Chinese Setting and Generalization to the Real Workplace

Creative mindsets reflect the implicit beliefs individuals hold regarding the nature of creativity as innate (i.e., fixed mindset) or malleable (i.e., growth mindset). Karwowski (2014) developed the Creative Mindsets Scale (CMS) in which fixed or growth creative mindset was each measured with 5 items. Across three studies, the current study aimed to examine its psychometric properties in Chinese settings, and to explore to what extent effects of...