From Implicit Theories to Creative Achievements: The Mediating Role of Creativity Motivation in the Relationship between Stereotypes, Growth Mindset, and Creative Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Li, Pin; Zhang, Zhitian Skylor; Zhang, Yanna; Zhang, Jia; Nunez, Miguelina; Shi, Jiannong
Titel	From Implicit Theories to Creative Achievements: The Mediating Role of Creativity Motivation in the Relationship between Stereotypes, Growth Mindset, and Creative Achievement
Quelle	In: Journal of Creative Behavior, 55 (2021) 1, S.199-214 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0175
DOI	10.1002/jocb.446
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Achievement; Correlation; Stereotypes; Beliefs; Undergraduate Students; Student Motivation; Student Development; Positive Attitudes; Education Majors; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Performance; Leistung; Korrelation; Klischee; Belief; Glaube; Schulische Motivation; Ausland
Abstract	Research has demonstrated that implicit theories of creativity are crucial in shaping an individual's behavior and real-life decisions toward being creative. The present study proposed and examined the underlying mechanisms of how two kinds of implicit theories--the growth mindset of the creative self and the stereotype of creative others--are associated with creative achievements through the mediating role of creativity motivation. Participants were 606 undergraduate students who were enrolled in an education major in two universities in China. Overall, the study found that Chinese students held a positive image toward a creative student, regarding him or her as highly competent, warm, and popular. Student perceptions of a creative other were positively related to their growth mindset of creativity. Moreover, results verified both the mediating role of creativity motivation on growth mindset, as well as the effect of positive stereotyping of the creative other on students' creative achievement. These findings point to promising creativity motivation strategies including the cultivation of a malleable view of creativity and of creative role models, that may, in turn, promote creative achievement by encouraging students to do, learn, and accomplish new things. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01