ERIC Number: EJ1108879
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 9
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Emotional Creativity and Real-Life Involvement in Different Types of Creative Leisure Activities
Trnka, Radek; Zahradnik, Martin; Kuška, Martin
Creativity Research Journal, v28 n3 p348-356 2016
The role of emotional creativity in practicing creative leisure activities and in the preference of college majors remains unknown. This study aims to explore how emotional creativity measured by the Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI; Averill, 1999) is interrelated with the real-life involvement in different types of specific creative leisure activities and with four categories of college majors. Data were collected from 251 university students, university graduates, and young adults (156 women and 95 men). Art students and graduates scored significantly higher on the ECI than other majors. Humanities scored significantly higher than technical/economic majors. Five creative leisure activities were significantly correlated with the ECI, specifically, writing, painting, composing music, performing drama, and do-it-yourself home improvement.
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Creativity, Leisure Time, Recreational Activities, College Students, Young Adults, Instructional Program Divisions, Majors (Students), Correlation, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Factor Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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