K-FCTYC (Korean Figural Creativity Test for Young Children), developed by Jeon (2001), is one of
the most frequently used creativity tests in Korean creativity research with young children. K-FCTYC is
reported to measure the four factors of fluency, originality, openness and sensitivity, but the evidence on
the construct validity of K-FCTYC is scarce. The purpose of the current study is to identify the construct
validity of K-FCTYC through a confirmatory factor analysis. The data used for the analysis are the scores
of K-FCTYC collected from 1,690 young children who participated in the 5th year's Panel Study on
Korean Children. The three different factor models of K-FCTYC was tested, including 1) 4-Factor(A)
model, which is based on the facture structure as K-FCTYC's manual suggests, 2) 4-Factor(B) model, in
which a series of covariance among error terms are specified to 4-Factor(A) model, and 3) 3 Factor
model, in which the fluency and originality factors are combined as divergent thinking factor. The results
indicate 4-Factor(A) model is not logically interpretable. On the other hand, both 4-Factor(B) and
3-Factor models show excellent, global model fits, but 3-Factor model is more valid in terms of
discriminant validity. Finally, the present article provides discussions and recommendations on the construct
validity of K-FCTYC, and its interpretation and scoring methods.