Creativity in the Later Life: Factors Associated with the Creativity of the Chinese Elderly. (19th February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Wei; Niu, Weihua
• Is Part Of: Journal of creative behavior. Volume 47:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 60
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2013-02-19
• Subjects: Creative ability -- Periodicals; Creativeness -- Abstracts; Creativeness -- Periodicals; Education -- Abstracts; Education -- Periodicals; Créativité -- Périodiques; 153.35
• DOI: 10.1002/jocb.23
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0175

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="jocb23-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>This study examined a total of 140 elderly Chinese from China and the United States to investigate the relationship between attitude toward aging, daily activities, general health, education, and other demographics and rated creativity as measured by collage making and storytelling. The result of this study shows that creativity declines with age. However, education, general health status, daily activities, and the attitude toward aging are also found to be decisive factors of creativity. The implications of the findings are discussed.</p> </abstract>