På spaning efter kreativiteten och dess självbild... En studie av unga kvinnor
(2008)Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine creativity, measured with four different tests, and self-image in 18-19 year old women (N = 30), and their earlier presence of imaginary companions. The result showed that there were many correlations between the different creativity measurements. Self-image correlated significant with fluency of ideas in one test. "Psychological health" along with "skills, talent and abilities" were the two most important self-image aspects for creativity. We found negative relationships between imaginary companions and creativity, but a positive relationship with self-image. Perhaps imaginary companions have had a more social rather than creative function, for the women in this study. However, since the number of... (More)
- The aim of this study was to examine creativity, measured with four different tests, and self-image in 18-19 year old women (N = 30), and their earlier presence of imaginary companions. The result showed that there were many correlations between the different creativity measurements. Self-image correlated significant with fluency of ideas in one test. "Psychological health" along with "skills, talent and abilities" were the two most important self-image aspects for creativity. We found negative relationships between imaginary companions and creativity, but a positive relationship with self-image. Perhaps imaginary companions have had a more social rather than creative function, for the women in this study. However, since the number of participants was small, there are tentative formulations to be further investigated. (Less)
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- author
- Eliasson, Cecilia and Eriksson, Helena
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2008
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- creativity, self-image, imaginary companions, fluency of ideas, cognitive flexibility, identity, late adolescence, young adults, Psychology, Psykologi
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1319215
- date added to LUP
- 2008-01-23 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2008-01-23 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to examine creativity, measured with four different tests, and self-image in 18-19 year old women (N = 30), and their earlier presence of imaginary companions. The result showed that there were many correlations between the different creativity measurements. Self-image correlated significant with fluency of ideas in one test. "Psychological health" along with "skills, talent and abilities" were the two most important self-image aspects for creativity. We found negative relationships between imaginary companions and creativity, but a positive relationship with self-image. Perhaps imaginary companions have had a more social rather than creative function, for the women in this study. However, since the number of participants was small, there are tentative formulations to be further investigated.}},
author = {{Eliasson, Cecilia and Eriksson, Helena}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{På spaning efter kreativiteten och dess självbild... En studie av unga kvinnor}},
year = {{2008}},
}