Japanese Epistemic Curiosity Scale: English Version for Cross-Cultural Comparison

An English translation of the Japanese Epistemic Curiosity (J-EC) scale, a psychological instrument measuring diversive and specific curiosity as personality traits. The dataset likely contains the translated scale items and validation results from factor and correlation analyses. The 20.0 KB document was authored by Kazuji Nishikawa and last updated on April 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Conduct cross-cultural psychological research based on the translated scale for international comparisons.
• Validate the factor structure of epistemic curiosity subscales based on the described analysis results.
• Assess the reliability and validity of personality trait measurements for diversive and specific curiosity.
• Study the role of curiosity in learning and educational contexts based on the theoretical framework mentioned.

Strengths

• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse and adaptation.
• The scale's factor structure, reliability, and validity were assessed and validated according to the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a 20.0 KB document, indicating a very limited scope focused on the scale itself.

Provenance

Source

Kazuji Nishikawa

Collection Method

Translation and validation of an existing Japanese psychological scale.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:23:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Developed for international comparisons involving Japanese people; specific geographic coverage is not stated.