A Decline in Creativity? It Depends on the Domain

Autor/inn/en	Weinstein, Emily C.; Clark, Zachary; DiBartolomeo, Donna J.; Davis, Katie
Titel	A Decline in Creativity? It Depends on the Domain
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 26 (2014) 2, S.174-184 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2014.901082
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Adolescents; Creative Thinking; Scores; Creative Writing; Creativity Tests; Mass Media Role; Creative Development; Trend Analysis; Visual Arts; Investigations; Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kreatives Denken; Kreatives Schreiben; Creativity test; Kreativitätstest; Trendanalyse; Optische Gestaltung; Untersuchung
Abstract	Earlier studies using psychometric tests have documented declines in creativity over the past several decades. Our study investigated whether and how this apparent trend would replicate through a qualitative investigation using an authentic nontest measure of creativity. Three-hundred and fifty-four visual artworks and 50 creative writing works produced by adolescents between 1990-1995 and 2006-2011 were assessed. Products were analyzed using a structured assessment method based on technical criteria and content elements. Criteria included in the current investigation (e.g., genre, medium, stylistic approach) are relevant both to the specific media domains and to previously established dimensions of creativity, such as originality and complexity. Results showed strong domain differences: performance in visual arts increased on a variety of indices of complexity and technical proficiency, and performance in writing decreased on indices related to originality and technical proficiency. Findings highlight the value of analysing creativity across domains. The importance of considering cultural and technological changes in characterizing and understanding apparent trends in amount and types of creativity is discussed. (As Provided).
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