The Impact of Educational Motivation and Self-acceptance on Creativity among High School Students. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mostafavi, Hossein; Yoosefee, Sadegh; Seyyedi, Seyyed Ali; Rahimi, Maryam; Heidari, Morteza
• Is Part Of: Creativity research journal. Volume 32:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 378
• Page End: 382
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: creativity -- educational motivation -- self-acceptance -- student; Creative ability -- Periodicals; 153.3505
• DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2020.1821561
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1040-0419

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Education and creativity are interrelated, and motivation is regarded as a factor influencing creativity. On the other hand, it seems to be a connection between creative achievements and one's perceptions about oneself including self-acceptance. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of educational motivation and self-acceptance on creativity among high school students. Three hundred and sixty-one high school students in Saveh city, central Iran, participated in this correlational study. The participants filled out the Ryff Scale of Psychological Well-being (RSPWB-18), Abedi Creativity Questionnaire, and Harter's Classroom Affect and Motivational Scale. The findings indicated a significant relationship between students' educational motivation and their creativity ( P <.01), but no significant relationship between self-acceptance and creativity. According to the results of this study, creativity of students increases along with their educational motivation.