Relations Between Creativity and Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behaviors in Rural Children

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2024.04.008

Abstract

Abstract:

The present study recruited a sample of 339 fourth-grade students from rural public primary schools to examine the association between children’s creativity and internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. After controlling for gender and intelligence, the results showed the following: 1) there was a negative correlation between originality and appropriateness; 2) both originality and appropriateness significantly negatively predicted internalizing problem behaviors; 3) originality significantly negatively predicted externalizing problem behaviors, with a significant interaction effect observed between originality and appropriateness, which indicates that the negative predictive effect of originality on externalizing problem behaviors is only significant at high levels of appropriateness. The results of this study help us understand the relations between children’s creativity and problem behaviors in rural settings.

Key words: creativity, problem behaviors, originality, appropriateness

摘要：

本研究选取339名农村公立小学四年级儿童为研究对象，旨在考察儿童创造力与内、外化问题行为之间的关系。结果显示：(1)独创性与适用性显著负相关；(2)独创性与适用性均显著负向预测内化问题行为；(3)独创性显著负向预测外化问题行为，并且存在独创性与适用性的显著交互效应，表现为独创性对外化问题行为的负向预测作用仅在高适用性水平下显著。本研究结果有助于理解在农村背景下儿童创造力与问题行为的关系。

关键词: 创造力, 问题行为, 独创性, 适用性

Shujin ZHOU, Xianguo HAN, Dan LI, Xinyin CHEN, Jiaxi ZHOU, Xiaopeng CHEN, Junlong LUO. Relations Between Creativity and Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behaviors in Rural Children[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2024, 22(4): 486-493.

周淑金, 韩宪国, 李丹, 陈欣银, 周佳茜, 陈小鹏, 罗俊龙. 农村儿童创造力与内、外化问题行为的关系[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2024, 22(4): 486-493.

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变量	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. 独创性	3.25	0.65
2. 适用性	3.31	0.62	−0.39***
3. 外化问题行为	0.00	1.00	−0.10	0.11*
4. 内化问题行为	0.00	1.00	−0.26***	0.01	−0.06
5. 性别	0.44	0.50	0.12*	0.02	−0.24***	−0.03
6. IQ	101.68	11.60	0.31***	−0.18**	−0.03	−0.25***	−0.02

变量	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. 独创性	3.25	0.65
2. 适用性	3.31	0.62	−0.39***
3. 外化问题行为	0.00	1.00	−0.10	0.11*
4. 内化问题行为	0.00	1.00	−0.26***	0.01	−0.06
5. 性别	0.44	0.50	0.12*	0.02	−0.24***	−0.03
6. IQ	101.68	11.60	0.31***	−0.18**	−0.03	−0.25***	−0.02

变量	β	SE	t	95%CI
外化问题行为
性别	−0.27	0.05	−5.36***	[−0.36, −0.17]
IQ	0.00	0.07	0.03	[−0.13, 0.13]
独创性	−0.22	0.10	−2.29*	[−0.41, −0.03]
适用性	−0.09	0.10	−0.94	[−0.29, 0.10]
独创性×适用性	−0.19	0.07	−2.65**	[−0.34, −0.05]
内化问题行为
性别	0.02	0.06	0.29	[−0.10, 0.13]
IQ	−0.17	0.07	−2.41*	[−0.30, −0.03]
独创性	−0.45	0.13	−3.57***	[−0.70, −0.20]
适用性	−0.29	0.12	−2.37*	[−0.53, −0.05]
独创性×适用性	0.03	0.06	0.50	[−0.09, 0.15]

变量	β	SE	t	95%CI
外化问题行为
性别	−0.27	0.05	−5.36***	[−0.36, −0.17]
IQ	0.00	0.07	0.03	[−0.13, 0.13]
独创性	−0.22	0.10	−2.29*	[−0.41, −0.03]
适用性	−0.09	0.10	−0.94	[−0.29, 0.10]
独创性×适用性	−0.19	0.07	−2.65**	[−0.34, −0.05]
内化问题行为
性别	0.02	0.06	0.29	[−0.10, 0.13]
IQ	−0.17	0.07	−2.41*	[−0.30, −0.03]
独创性	−0.45	0.13	−3.57***	[−0.70, −0.20]
适用性	−0.29	0.12	−2.37*	[−0.53, −0.05]
独创性×适用性	0.03	0.06	0.50	[−0.09, 0.15]

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