Creativity Research Overlooks the Study of Resilience among Young Children

A Bibliometric Network Review

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21345338
AutoresNicolas B Verger (0000-0002-6806-1139, Glasgow Caledonian University, autor de correspondencia), Julie Roberts (0000-0001-6099-9600, Glasgow Caledonian University), Jane Guiller (0009-0001-2998-4504, Glasgow Caledonian University), Kareena Mcaloney-Kocaman (0000-0003-4561-9619, Glasgow Caledonian University), Kareena McAloney‐Kocaman (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Año2024
Volumen58
Número1
Páginas96-113
Fecha de publicación2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Creative Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0175 • E-ISSN: 2162-6057
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jocb.632
OpenAlexW4390671765
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas90

Creativity researchers are increasingly interested in understanding when, how, and for whom creativity can be beneficial. Previous reviews have demonstrated that creativity research largely ignores the study of its impact on factors that promote health, and well‐being among populations of adults. It is unclear, in fact, whether this gap in research also extends to creativity research among young children. This paper addresses this issue. Early childhood is a crucial stage for the cognitive development of young children who remain highly sensitive to stress, and adversity. It is therefore essential to identify and promote factors that are beneficial to early childhood resilience, thereby contributing to documenting more of the effects of creative activities on positive outcomes. This paper presents a review with a bibliometric analysis of 1000 randomly selected articles from the Web of Science, without bias towards any specific peer‐reviewed journal. The analysis of 454 included articles shows that approximately 80% of the included studies focus on creativity as an outcome (replicating previous findings with a larger sample), with only 3.78% investigating creative activities as predictors among young children. In this small percentage, most of the studies addressed creative activities in young children related to resilience outcomes

Creativity · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology