Dialectical Thinking and Creativity among Young Adults
A Postformal Operations Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chao-Chin Yang (National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism), Chao‐Chin Yang (0000-0003-2589-5034, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism), Chin-Shen Wan (Southern Taiwan University), Wen-Bin Chiou (0000-0002-9466-7628, National Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-92 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.106.1.79-92 |
| PMID | 20402430 |
| OpenAlex | W1977854414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
This study used a post-Piagetian perspective to investigate the relation of dialectical thinking and creative performance in early adulthood. The modified version of the Social Paradigm Belief Scale was employed to measure the development of formal and dialectical thinking among 454 young adults, ages 23 to 40 years (M = 32.1, SD = 4.8). The Divergent Thinking Test estimated their creative performance. Scores on dialectical thinking were positively correlated and scores on formal thinking were negatively correlated with Divergent Thinking Test scores. Planned contrasts indicated that participants in the dialectical thinking group scored higher than did those in the formal thinking group on the six dimensions of the Divergent Thinking Test, i.e., Fluency, Openness, Flexibility, Originality, Elaboration, and Naming. Multiple discriminant analysis with a cross-validation examination showed the linear combination of scores on the six dimensions of creativity included in the Divergent Thinking Test discriminated between formal and dialectical thinking groups; this supported predictions about the relation between postformal thinking and creativity among young adults
Convergent thinking · Creative thinking · Creativity · Critical thinking · Developmental psychology · Dialectic · Divergent thinking · Epistemology · Fluency · Mathematics education · Moderation · Openness to experience · Originality · Perspective (graphical · Test (biology · Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Torrance tests of creative thinking
Guiding creative talent.
The Social Psychology of Creativity
Conceptions and Correlates of Openness to Experience
When openness to experience and conscientiousness are related to creative behavior
Relativistic and Dialectical Thought in Three Adult Age-Groups
Dialectic Operations
Dynamic Development and Mature Autonomy
What is the common thread of creativity? Its dialectical relation to intelligence and wisdom
Selected Correlates of Creativity in Young Adults
Beneficial Academic Orientations and Self-Actualization of College Students
Fulfillment of Promise
Gender, role conflict, and the development of relativistic and dialectical thinking
The psychology of intelligence
Creativity, divergent thinking, and openness to experience
Social influences on creativity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |