Adolescents' Implicit Theories of a Creative Person: A Longitudinal Investigation in Three Countries

Autor/inn/en	Delany, Danielle E.; Cheung, Rebecca R. M.; Takahashi, Yusuke; Cheung, Cecilia S.
Titel	Adolescents' Implicit Theories of a Creative Person: A Longitudinal Investigation in Three Countries
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 31 (2019) 1, S.52-61 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Delany, Danielle E.) ORCID (Cheung, Rebecca R. M.) ORCID (Takahashi, Yusuke) ORCID (Cheung, Cecilia S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2019.1577648
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Grade 7; Grade 8; Cross Cultural Studies; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Personality Traits; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Theories; Longitudinal Studies; Adolescents; Individual Characteristics; China; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Theory; Theorie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Personality traits; USA
Abstract	Our research examined whether adolescents in the United States, China, and Japan differed in their conceptions of a creative person. Participants were American (n = 321), Chinese (n = 235), and Japanese (n = 393) adolescents in 7th and 8th grades who completed surveys at 3 time points. Using an open-ended questionnaire, adolescents were asked to list up to 10 attributes of a creative person. The responses were coded into 4 categories: action, emotion, characteristics, and self (vs. others). Results indicated that adolescents in the United States used more action and emotion descriptors (e.g., draws, happy) when conceptualizing a creative person, compared to Chinese and Japanese adolescents. In contrast, Chinese (vs. American and Japanese) adolescents were more likely to use descriptors about the characteristics of a person (e.g., hardworking, smart) in their conceptualizations of a creative person. Changes over time in adolescents' conceptions of a creative person were evident, with the rates of such changes being uneven across countries. Findings provide evidence in support of the idea that adolescents' implicit theories of creativity may be rooted in their cultural experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01