Palabras clave: Fluidez – Flexibilidad – Originalidad – Género – TTCT
Verbal.
Effects
of Gender and Age on Verbal Creativity in Speaking Spanish Adolescents and
Young Adults
Creativity is a complex construct in
which different interpersonal and intrapersonal variables interact. The aim of
this work was to analize the effects of
age and gender on verbal creativity. 432 adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 26 of both genders from different educational establishments in
the province of Entre Rios, Argentina, were evaluated. Creativity was assessed
by the Verbal Torrence Test of Creative Thinking, Form B. The results showed
significant differences in creativity according to age, Hotelling F (3,
426) = 18.60; p <.001, ?p² = .12 and gender, Hotelling F (3, 426) = 9.81; p
<.001, ?p² = .07, but not for the interaction between
the two, Hotelling F (3, 426) =
2.48; p = .061, ?p² = .02. Results
are discussed in terms of previous
findings in the area. The research implications for both education and
psychology challenge to further deepen the study on this subject.
Key words: Fluency
– Flexibility – Originality – Gender –
Verbal TTCT.
GABRIELA L. KRUMM. Doctora en
Psicología. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación en Psicología Matemática
y Experimental Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi (CIIPME). Consejo Nacional de
Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Universidad Adventista del
Plata. Entre Ríos, R. Argentina.
VANESSA ARÁN FILIPPETTI. Doctora
en Psicología. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación en Psicología
Matemática y Experimental Dr. Horacio J. A. Rimoldi (CIIPME). Consejo Nacional
de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Universidad Adventista del
Plata. Entre Ríos, R. Argentina.
MARÍA ARANGUREN. Doctora en
Psicología. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
(CONICET). Centro de Investigaciones en Psicología y Psicopedagogía (CIPP)
Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Buenos Aires, R. Argentina.
CORRESPONDENCIA: Dra. Gabriela L. Krumm gabrielakrumm@doc.uap.edu.ar