Cross cultural validity of the Interest- and Deprivation-type epistemic curiosity model: Findings from three German samples
Three studies were conducted to evaluate the validity of the Interest (I) and Deprivation (D) type epistemic curiosity (EC) distinction in three German samples. In Study 1 ( N = 395) and 2 ( N = 191), responses to German translations of the Epistemic Curiosity Scale and the Curiosity as a Feeling-of-Deprivation Scale were submitted to confirmatory factor analysis. The 10-item 2-factor I/D model supported in previous studies was found to have the best fit as compared to competing models in the present research as well. In studies 1, 2, and 3 ( N = 249), the I- and D-type EC scales correlated positively with intellectual stimulation measures, evidencing convergent validity. I-type EC correlated with enjoying new discoveries and ideas, whereas D-type EC was associated with persistence and solving problems, providing evidence of discrimination.