Parental Bilingualism’s Relationship to Creativity of Parents and Their Children

Michael S. Matthews

Gifted and Talented International, 2002, vol. 17, issue 1, 32-38

Abstract: Monolingual (n = 9) and non-monolingual (n = 16) parents from 25 families, and 34 of their children (N = 59). took the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Figural Form A. Monolingual and non-monolingual group scores did not differ significantly for parents or their children. Scores were compared with the number of languages spoken by parents and with the degree to which bilingualism was balanced or nonbalanced. Second language proficiency scores of bilingual parents were not significantly related to creativity for either parents or children. Given the low second language proficiency of participants, this finding is consistent with other studies finding few cognitive benefits (and possibly deficits) co-occurring with nonbalanced bilingualism (Cummins, 1977; Robisheaux & Banbury, 2002). Analysis revealed significant positive correlations within the non-monolingual group between number of languages spoken by parents and TTCT scores both of parents (r = .634. p = .008) and their children (r = .581. p = .006). Non-monolinguals scored significantly lower on some TTCT subscales.

Date: 2002
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