REFINING THE NOMOLOGICAL NET OF THE ADULT PLAYFULNESS SCALE - PERSONALITY, MOTIVATIONAL, AND ATTITUDINAL CORRELATES FOR HIGHLY INTELLIGENT ADULTS

This study extends the nomological net of the 1992 Adult Playfulness Scale of Glynn and Webster by examining concurrent validity using a sample of 550 highly intelligent adults. Playfulness correlated positively with innovative attitudes, intrinsic motivational orientation, and negatively with personal orderliness. Playfulness did not correlate with gender or social desirability and had a low correlation with age. These findings extend the validity of the scale and suggest its applicability for different subgroups of employees in the workplace.