ERIC Number: EJ1219951
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-0419
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Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem on the Relationship between Perfectionism and Creative Thinking among Collegiate Dancers
Chou, Chien-Chih; Huang, Mei-Yao; Lin, Tzu-Wen; Lu, Frank Jing-Horng; Chiu, Yi-Hsiang; Chen, Jui-Fu
Creativity Research Journal, v31 n2 p188-197 2019
Social cognitive theory has supported the view that perfectionism can be a hindrance to creativity, and also considers self-esteem to have a moderating effect on their relationship. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of self-esteem on the relationship between perfectionism and creativity in college dancers. Two hundred and sixty-six college dance students completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale of Frost, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the New Test of Creative Thinking. The moderating effect was tested with a four-step moderated hierarchical regression analysis. Bivariate analyses showed that creative thinking was, as a dependent variable, significantly related to multidimensional perfectionism and self-esteem in college dancers. Additionally, the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that self-esteem moderated the association between multidimensional perfectionism and creative thinking after controlling for selected socio-demographic characteristics. It can thus be concluded that self-esteem might regulate the positive effect of multidimensional perfectionism on creative thinking. Professional dance instructors who are working with perfectionist dancers should, therefore, seek ways to improve dancers' self-esteem as one of the strategies to improve their creative thinking.
Descriptors: College Students, Dance Education, Creative Thinking, Self Esteem, Personality Traits, Correlation, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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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: Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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