Parental factors: autonomous motivation relates to adolescent creativity more strongly with high maternal involvement¶

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q2 i? The positive relationship between autonomous motivation and creative thinking was stronger for students with high maternal involvement. → van der Zanden 2020 q2 i? Perceived parental support showed mixed results: positive family processes related positively to creativity, but parental support for openness showed no effect in one study. → van der Zanden 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

van der Zanden 2020¶

van der Zanden, P. J. A. C.; Meijer, P. C.; Beghetto, R. A. (2020). A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38, article 100702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100702

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The review reports, citing a questionnaire study (N = 550, China), that "The effects were stronger for students with high maternal involvement." For senior high school students the positive effect of autonomous motivation was stronger with low paternal involvement.

"Liu et al. (2013) found that autonomous motivation related to creativity, but that the strength of the relationship depended on the level of parental involvement. The effects were stronger for students with high maternal involvement."

van der Zanden 2020 (2)¶

van der Zanden, P. J. A. C.; Meijer, P. C.; Beghetto, R. A. (2020). A review study about creativity in adolescence: Where is the social context? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 38, article 100702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2020.100702

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The review reports, citing a questionnaire study (N = 733, Korea), that perceived positive family processes were "positively associated with creativity." By contrast, Dai et al. (2012) found perceived teacher and parent support had no effect on creativity.

"Cho and Lin (2010) reported that adolescent perceptions of positive family processes (i.e., parental support and involvement) were positively associated with creativity."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Parent involvement is associated with higher academic achievement in meta-analyses of mostly correlational studies — related
• Educational factors supportive of adolescent creativity include balancing freedom with guidance, openness to student ideas, trust, and varied learning resources — related
• Individual factors supportive of adolescent creativity include openness to experience, intrinsic motivation, creative self-efficacy, and external attributions for adversity — related