The Relation of College Students- Process of Study and Creativity: The Mediating Effect of Creative Self-Efficacy
The purpose of this study was to investigate the
relationships among students- process of study, creative self-efficacy
and creativity while attending college. A total of 60 students enrolled
in Hsiuping Institute of Technology in central Taiwan were selected as
samples for the study. The instruments for this study included three
questionnaires to explore the aforesaid aspects.
This researchers tested creative self-efficacy and process of study,
and creativity with Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression
analyses. The major findings of this research are (1) the process of
study had direct positive predictability on creativity, and (2) the
relationship between process of study and creativity is partially
mediated by creative self-efficacy.
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environment and context of the primary and secondary education,"
Student Counseling, Vol.0, No.79, 2002, pp32-47.
[2] L. W. Mao, Y. Y. Kuo, L. A. Chen, S. T. Lin, (2000), (Ed.), Studies on
Creativity. Taipei, Taiwan: Psychological Publishing Co, 2000.
[3] C. M. Ford, "A Theory of Individual Creative Action in Multiple Social
Domains", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 21, no.4, 1996,
pp1112-1142.
[4] T. M. Amabile, "The Social Psychology of Creativity: A Componential
Conceptualization", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol.
45, no.2, 1983, pp 357-276.
[5] T. M. Amabile, "Motivating Creativity in Organizations: On Doing What
you Love and Loving What you Do", California Management review, Vol.
40, No.11, 1997, pp 39-58.
[6] J. Zhou and J. M. George, "When job dissatisfaction leads to creativity:
encouraging the expression of voice", Academy of Management Journal,
Vol. 44, 2001, pp682-696.
[7] R. Wood and A. Bandura, "Impact of conceptions of ability on
self-regulatory mechanisms and complex decision making", Journal of
personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 56, 1989, pp407-415.
[8] P. Tierney and S. M. Farmer, "Creative Self-efficacy: its Potential
Antecedents and Relationship to Creative Performance", Academy of
Management Journal, Vol. 45 , no.6, 2002, pp.1148-1160.
[9] A. Bandura, Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: Freeman,
1997.
[10] R. J. Sternberg and W. M. Williams, "How to develop student creativity".
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 1996.
[11] R. Fisher and M. Williams, "Unlocking Creativity", London: David
Fulton, 2004.
[12] L. A. Chen, "A Study on Effectiveness of ÒÇîATDEÒÇìCreative Thinking
Teaching Model Building and Verification", National Taiwan Normal
University Education Department doctoral dissertation, 1990.
[13] Y. C. Yeh and J. J. Wu, The Development of "The Inventory of
Organizational Factors to Creativity Development": An Example in
Technology Companies, Research in Applied Psychology, Vol.15, 2002,
pp225-247.
[14] R.J. Sternberg and T. I. Lubart, " An investment Theory of Creativity and
Its Development, " Human Development, 34, 1991, pp1-31.
[15] R. J. Sternberg and T. I. Lubart, Defying the crowd: Cultivating creavitity
in a culture of conformity. New York: Free press, 1995.
[16] R.J. Sternberg and T.I. Lubart, The concept of creativity: Prospects and
paradigm. In R. J. Sternberg(ED.). Handbook of Creativity. New York:
Cambriedge, 1999.
[17] D. G. Cole, H. L. Sugioka and L. C. Yamagata-Lynch, "Supportive
Classroom Environments for Creativity in Higher Education, " Journal of
Creative Behavior, Vol. 33, no.4, 1999, pp.277-293..
[18] A. Carmeli and J. Schaubroeck, "The Influence of Leaders- and Other
Referents- Normative Expectations on Individual Involvement in
Creative Work", The Leadership Quarterly, Vol.18, 2007,pp 35-48.
[19] G. Chen, S. M. Gully and D. Eden, "Validation of a New General
Self-efficacy Scale", Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 4, 2001,
pp62-83.
[20] H. C. Lee, "The Relationship of Job Characteristics, Creative Self
Efficacy, and Creativity", National Sun Yat-sen University Institute of
Human Resource Management Master's dissertation, 2008.
[21] Y. C. Yeh, J. J. Wu and Y. Y. Cheng, "The development scale of personal
characteristics, family and school factors of affect the creative
development ", Taipei: Innovation and creativity - the meaning of
technical creativity and development seminars.
[22] Y. C. Cho, "Relationships among Students- Personal Attributes, Process
of study, and Creativity of Students at Vocational High School", National
Changhua University of Education Department of Industrial Education
and Technology Master's dissertation, 2006.
[1] J. Y. Jan, " Relevant factors of affecting creativity ÔöÇ consider from the
environment and context of the primary and secondary education,"
Student Counseling, Vol.0, No.79, 2002, pp32-47.
[2] L. W. Mao, Y. Y. Kuo, L. A. Chen, S. T. Lin, (2000), (Ed.), Studies on
Creativity. Taipei, Taiwan: Psychological Publishing Co, 2000.
[3] C. M. Ford, "A Theory of Individual Creative Action in Multiple Social
Domains", Academy of Management Review, Vol. 21, no.4, 1996,
pp1112-1142.
[4] T. M. Amabile, "The Social Psychology of Creativity: A Componential
Conceptualization", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol.
45, no.2, 1983, pp 357-276.
[5] T. M. Amabile, "Motivating Creativity in Organizations: On Doing What
you Love and Loving What you Do", California Management review, Vol.
40, No.11, 1997, pp 39-58.
[6] J. Zhou and J. M. George, "When job dissatisfaction leads to creativity:
encouraging the expression of voice", Academy of Management Journal,
Vol. 44, 2001, pp682-696.
[7] R. Wood and A. Bandura, "Impact of conceptions of ability on
self-regulatory mechanisms and complex decision making", Journal of
personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 56, 1989, pp407-415.
[8] P. Tierney and S. M. Farmer, "Creative Self-efficacy: its Potential
Antecedents and Relationship to Creative Performance", Academy of
Management Journal, Vol. 45 , no.6, 2002, pp.1148-1160.
[9] A. Bandura, Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. New York: Freeman,
1997.
[10] R. J. Sternberg and W. M. Williams, "How to develop student creativity".
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, 1996.
[11] R. Fisher and M. Williams, "Unlocking Creativity", London: David
Fulton, 2004.
[12] L. A. Chen, "A Study on Effectiveness of ÒÇîATDEÒÇìCreative Thinking
Teaching Model Building and Verification", National Taiwan Normal
University Education Department doctoral dissertation, 1990.
[13] Y. C. Yeh and J. J. Wu, The Development of "The Inventory of
Organizational Factors to Creativity Development": An Example in
Technology Companies, Research in Applied Psychology, Vol.15, 2002,
pp225-247.
[14] R.J. Sternberg and T. I. Lubart, " An investment Theory of Creativity and
Its Development, " Human Development, 34, 1991, pp1-31.
[15] R. J. Sternberg and T. I. Lubart, Defying the crowd: Cultivating creavitity
in a culture of conformity. New York: Free press, 1995.
[16] R.J. Sternberg and T.I. Lubart, The concept of creativity: Prospects and
paradigm. In R. J. Sternberg(ED.). Handbook of Creativity. New York:
Cambriedge, 1999.
[17] D. G. Cole, H. L. Sugioka and L. C. Yamagata-Lynch, "Supportive
Classroom Environments for Creativity in Higher Education, " Journal of
Creative Behavior, Vol. 33, no.4, 1999, pp.277-293..
[18] A. Carmeli and J. Schaubroeck, "The Influence of Leaders- and Other
Referents- Normative Expectations on Individual Involvement in
Creative Work", The Leadership Quarterly, Vol.18, 2007,pp 35-48.
[19] G. Chen, S. M. Gully and D. Eden, "Validation of a New General
Self-efficacy Scale", Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 4, 2001,
pp62-83.
[20] H. C. Lee, "The Relationship of Job Characteristics, Creative Self
Efficacy, and Creativity", National Sun Yat-sen University Institute of
Human Resource Management Master's dissertation, 2008.
[21] Y. C. Yeh, J. J. Wu and Y. Y. Cheng, "The development scale of personal
characteristics, family and school factors of affect the creative
development ", Taipei: Innovation and creativity - the meaning of
technical creativity and development seminars.
[22] Y. C. Cho, "Relationships among Students- Personal Attributes, Process
of study, and Creativity of Students at Vocational High School", National
Changhua University of Education Department of Industrial Education
and Technology Master's dissertation, 2006.
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relationships among students- process of study, creative self-efficacy
and creativity while attending college. A total of 60 students enrolled
in Hsiuping Institute of Technology in central Taiwan were selected as
samples for the study. The instruments for this study included three
questionnaires to explore the aforesaid aspects.
This researchers tested creative self-efficacy and process of study,
and creativity with Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression
analyses. The major findings of this research are (1) the process of
study had direct positive predictability on creativity, and (2) the
relationship between process of study and creativity is partially
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