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Relationship Between Adults' creativity and Their Engagement in Restrictive and Non-restrictive Activities During Childhood

Lin, Meihan LU (2019) PSYP01 20191
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The current study aimed at investigating how restrictive and non-restrictive activities were related to adult creativity. Questionnaire assessments of self-reported creativity and level of engagement in 62 childhood activities were collected from 157 participants, mainly from South/East Asian and West European cultures. The findings indicate that there were positive correlations both between engagement in restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity, and between engagement in non-restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity. Contrary to expectation, Ambiguity Tolerance was unlikely to be a mediating variable in the relationship, though it was found to be correlated with adult creativity, as in previous research. Cultural... (More)
The current study aimed at investigating how restrictive and non-restrictive activities were related to adult creativity. Questionnaire assessments of self-reported creativity and level of engagement in 62 childhood activities were collected from 157 participants, mainly from South/East Asian and West European cultures. The findings indicate that there were positive correlations both between engagement in restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity, and between engagement in non-restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity. Contrary to expectation, Ambiguity Tolerance was unlikely to be a mediating variable in the relationship, though it was found to be correlated with adult creativity, as in previous research. Cultural differences in the level of engagement in childhood activities and its relationship with adult creativity were found. The study thus provides some practical insight into the importance of childhood extra curriculum activities for the development of creativity, for educators and parents. (Less)
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author
Lin, Meihan LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
creativity, childhood activities, non-restrictive, Ambiguity Tolerance, intrinsic motivation
language
English
id
8984174
date added to LUP
2019-06-18 11:32:45
date last changed
2019-06-18 11:32:45
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  abstract     = {{The current study aimed at investigating how restrictive and non-restrictive activities were related to adult creativity. Questionnaire assessments of self-reported creativity and level of engagement in 62 childhood activities were collected from 157 participants, mainly from South/East Asian and West European cultures. The findings indicate that there were positive correlations both between engagement in restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity, and between engagement in non-restrictive childhood activities and adult creativity. Contrary to expectation, Ambiguity Tolerance was unlikely to be a mediating variable in the relationship, though it was found to be correlated with adult creativity, as in previous research. Cultural differences in the level of engagement in childhood activities and its relationship with adult creativity were found. The study thus provides some practical insight into the importance of childhood extra curriculum activities for the development of creativity, for educators and parents.}},
  author       = {{Lin, Meihan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Relationship Between Adults' creativity and Their Engagement in Restrictive and Non-restrictive Activities During Childhood}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}