Abstract
Using creativity test as task and 310 school students aged from 9 to 16 as subjects, this study explored the development of children’s creativity and the effect of family environment on creativity. The findings of this study were: (1) Children’s creativity increase with their age. But the development of its three dimensions fluency, flexibility and originality is unbalanced. Compared with other age cohorts, the fluency and flexibility dimensions of creativity develop faster during the age of 9 to 11 years old; (2) Family environment has not only a direct influence but also an indirect influence on children’s creativity. The indirect influence is done via creative attitude.
| Keywords: | children; creativity; creative attitude; family environment |
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