A Playful Climate and the Multilevel Scientific Creativity of Chinese College Student Innovation Teams
A Synthetic Review and an Integrative Theoretical Framework
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14257541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui Zhao (0009-0002-8489-5747, Faculty of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang China, corresponding author), Ying Huang (0000-0003-3569-7576, Faculty of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang China), Bangdan Liu (0009-0004-5875-1867, Faculty of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang China), Mengjiao Han (0009-0008-6317-7184, Faculty of Education Henan Normal University Xinxiang China) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Creative Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0175 • E-ISSN: 2162-6057 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jocb.70055 |
| OpenAlex | W4413295913 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 65 |
Multilevel scientific creativity of college students has gained increasing scholarly attention. However, the double‐edged effects of a playful climate on creativity have often been overlooked, while single‐level theoretical frameworks have hindered the understanding of complex scientific creative processes. In this review, the relationship between a playful climate and multilevel scientific creativity in Chinese college student innovation teams was systematically reviewed, and an integrative theoretical framework was proposed. This framework includes a cross‐level model that incorporates thriving at work and collective thriving as facilitating mechanisms, while recognizing work absorption and social loafing as inhibiting mechanisms. This model thereby clarifies the double‐edged effects underlying the relationship between a playful climate and multilevel scientific creativity. From a person–environment interaction perspective, learning goal orientation at the individual level and team reflexivity at the team level are considered as potential boundary conditions that amplify the positive effects and mitigate potential negative effects of a playful climate. This review enriches the multiple theoretical levels of scientific creativity, expands the research field concerning the playful climate, and provides novel insights for developing innovative education practices in higher education institutions
Creativity · Engineering ethics · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Sociology · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Engineering · Mind wandering and attention · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology
A Socially Embedded Model of Thriving at Work
A scientific creativity test for secondary school students
The Essential Impact of Context on Organizational Behavior
Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity.
Organizational climate for creativity and innovation
Stages of Small-Group Development Revisited
The Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ)
Goal Orientation in Organizational Research
Individualism–collectivism and group creativity
A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.
The Influence of Culture, Community, and the Nested‐Self in the Stress Process
Consequences of Individuals' Fit at Work
The Measurement of Engagement and Burnout
The influence of perceived organizational support on employee creativity
Collectivism Impairs Team Performance When Relational Goals Conflict With Group Goals
Play and Scientific Creativity
The implications of workplace spirituality for person–environment fit theory
How to teach resourcefully? The mechanism of teacher dialectical feedback on team creativity of college students
Steel sharpens steel
Social loafing
Information technology use and creativity in Chinese public sector employees
Grit, self-efficacy, achievement orientation goals, and academic performance in University students
Collective psychological ownership within the work and organizational context
Inspired to perform
Thriving at work
Thriving at work—A diary study
Social loafing and group evaluation
Trust, reflexivity and knowledge integration
Positive Affect and the Complex Dynamics of Human Flourishing
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |