Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II.

CEI-II

What it measures

trait curiosity; stretching (novelty seeking); embracing (tolerance of uncertainty)

Length and format

10 items. 5-point Likert (very little/none to a lot); 2 subscales (Stretching, Embracing) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Validated in Chinese, Spanish, Persian, Kenyan/Swahili and other languages

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Kashdan, T. B., Gallagher, M. W., Silvia, P. J., Winterstein, B. P., Breen, W. E., Terhar, D., & Steger, M. F. (2009). The Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics. Journal of Research in Personality, 43(6), 987-998.