The Predictive Ability of Emotional Creativity in Creative Performance Among University Students

Ahmad Mohammad Ali Alzoubi, Mohammad Farhan Al. Qudah, Ismael Salamah Albursan, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet and Ali. A. Alfnan

SAGE Open, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 21582440211008876

Abstract: This study investigated the predictive ability of emotional creativity (EC) in creative performance (CP). The sample consisted of 297 male and female students from literary, educational, and administrative specializations. EC was assessed by Averill’s Emotional Creativity Inventory that includes three dimensions: preparedness, novelty, and effectiveness. Mednick’s Remote Associates Test was used to assess CP. Results revealed that the three dimensions of EC predicted CP. Statistically significant differences in EC were found in favor of female students and students from literary and educational specializations, whereas no significant differences were found by cumulative grade. Nevertheless, statistically significant differences in CP by cumulative grade were found in favor of students with high grades. No statistically significant differences in CP by gender and specialization were found. It was recommended based on the results that the three dimensions of EC be integrated in programs seeking to enhance students’ creative thinking skills.

Keywords: creativity; emotion; Remote Associates Test; creative performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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