Activities and Accomplishments in Various Domains: Relationships With Creative Personality and Creative Motivation in Adolescence

• In Event: Roundtable Session 39
  In Roundtable Session: Creativity in Teaching and Student Development

Abstract

This study examined relationships between five personal traits and adolescents’ activities and accomplishments in five domains—music, visual arts, creative writing, science, and technology. Participants were 439 tenth graders (220 males and 219 females). The relationships were examined using confirmatory factor analysis in which factor correlations are disattenuated of measurement errors. High school students who are active and accomplished in art-related domains (music, visual arts, creative writing) viewed themselves as open to experience, good at creativity (creative self-efficacy), and/or intrinsically motivated. Conscientiousness and perceived ability were not related to any activity domains. None of the personal traits were related to technology activities. Personal traits appear to introduce some variability in the developmental trajectory of potential talents.

Authors

• Eunsook Hong, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

• Yun Peng, University of Nevada - Las Vegas