Role of Achievement Goals in Adolescent Creative Thinking
Author(s): Dr. Kamalpreet Kaur Sohi, Preeti Janjhotra
Publication #: 2507039
Date of Publication: 02.12.2024
Country: India
Pages: 1-10
Published In: Volume 10 Issue 6 December-2024
Abstract
With creativity becoming increasingly indispensable to the competitive world, there is a need to enhance our understanding of the role played by positive psychological constructs such as Goal orientation that may influence creativity of adolescents. The present investigation studies the association between creativity and goal orientation in adolescents. In this study (N=350), the sample was drawn from public and private schools and college in the district of Panchkula and Himachal Pradesh. A convenience sample of 350 adolescents (175 male, 175 female), all between the ages of 16 and 18, participated in the study. Consistent with achievement goal theory, the findings demonstrate that mastery goals positively predict creative thinking, providing empirical support for implementing mastery-focused pedagogy to enhance student innovation.
Keywords: adolescents, creativity, goal orientation
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