<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We examined the role of task-, self- and other-approach achievement goals and enjoyment as antecedents of creative self-efficacy and the influence of creative self-efficacy on divergent thinking scores among children from Mexico. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring achievement goals, creative self-efficacy, enjoyment and divergent thinking skills. We used Structural Equation Modelling to test our hypotheses, treating the variables as latent. Results showed a positive influence of other-approach achievement goals and enjoyment on creative self-efficacy. The influence of creative self-efficacy on divergent thinking scores was not significant. The implications of our results are discussed.</p></abstract>

We examined the role of task-, self- and other-approach achievement goals and enjoyment as antecedents of creative self-efficacy and the influence of creative self-efficacy on divergent thinking scores among children from Mexico. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires measuring achievement goals, creative self-efficacy, enjoyment and divergent thinking skills. We used Structural Equation Modelling to test our hypotheses, treating the variables as latent. Results showed a positive influence of other-approach achievement goals and enjoyment on creative self-efficacy. The influence of creative self-efficacy on divergent thinking scores was not significant. The implications of our results are discussed.

An Exploration of Some Antecedents and Consequences of Creative Self-Efficacy: The Role of Achievement Goals, Enjoyment and Divergent Thinking

Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla

Creativity. Theories – Research - Applications

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We examined the role of task-, self- and other-approach achievement goals and enjoyment as antecedents of creative self-efficacy and the influence of creative...

An Exploration of Some Antecedents and Consequences of Creative Self-Efficacy: The Role of Achievement Goals, Enjoyment and Divergent Thinking

Published Online: Jun 08, 2016

Page range: 19 - 33

Received: Jan 21, 2016

Accepted: Feb 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0002

Keywords
Creativity, Creative self-efficacy, Achievement goals, Achievement emotions, Divergent thinking, Self-beliefs

© 2016 Rogelio Puente-Diaz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Exploration of Some Antecedents and Consequences of Creative Self-Efficacy: The Role of Achievement Goals, Enjoyment and Divergent Thinking

Published Online: Jun 08, 2016

Page range: 19 - 33

Received: Jan 21, 2016

Accepted: Feb 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0002

KeywordsCreativity, Creative self-efficacy, Achievement goals, Achievement emotions, Divergent thinking, Self-beliefs

© 2016 Rogelio Puente-Diaz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Creativity, Creative self-efficacy, Achievement goals, Achievement emotions, Divergent thinking, Self-beliefs