Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
4941870 | Thinking Skills and Creativity | 2017 | 34 Pages |
Abstract
The present study evaluates the immediate and sustained effect of a two-week intensive program (IP) applying an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to increase creative self-efficacy (CSE) and creativity level of college students. Participants were 75 college students (59% females. Mage = 24.98) from nine1 different countries and four study fields (psychology, education, business, and engineering). Among these students, 66 participated in the posttest and 33 the one year follow-up study. Multilevel analysis of the pre- and posttests indicates the positive effect of the IP after controlling for gender, age and cohort of the students. The follow-up study revealed different developmental patterns of CSE and self-reported creativity (SRC) between the student and young professional groups: (1) the CSE of the young professional group showed further growth, whereas that of the student group dropped significantly; (2) for both groups, the high SRC was retained one year after the IP. Results were interpreted and discussed from a social cognitive perspective with an emphasis on how the environmental context may have fostered or constrained the effect of the IP.
Related Topics
Social Sciences and Humanities
Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Authors
Min Tang, Christian H. Werner,