Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Emersion Adolescent Creativity

Abstract

Prior research has attempted to investigate creativity as a behavior resulting from the interaction between the cognitive abilities, social environment and personal characteristics, but very little research has look at the role of environment characteristics on Emersion Adolescent Creativity. Hence, this article focuses on the effect of socioeconomic status on emerging adolescent creativity. In other words, family economic status, father’s education and mother’s education are the three dimensions of socioeconomic status. This exploratory correlational research study examines the relationship between family economic status, father’s education and mother’s education with adolescent creativity. The sampling method was employed to select the proportion of participants using stratified and multi-stage cluster random sampling. The population of the sample was 546 high school students in Education Region 4, Tehran. The participants, 249 males and 297 females, completed two questionnaires. The adolescents completed a Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire and Abedi Creativity Questionnaire, which were used as the measuring tools in this study. The results show a significant positive correlation between family economic status and creativity (p < .01), and between parent education and creativity (p < .01). Interestingly, the analyses revealed a strongly significant positive correlation between parent education and creativity (p < .01), although none was found between males and females on creativity. Conclusions were tempered by the limitations of small to moderate correlations and small effect sizes

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“…For example, Parsasirat et al . () revealed that family economic status and parent education were positively associated with children’s creativity. Similarly, Heinla () reported that children whose parents have university education, or work as top executives or specialists, tend to earn higher scores on creativity tests than those from low SES families.…”

“…Family socioeconomic status (SES), usually considered as the sum scores awarded for education, occupation, and average monthly income of the parents, is one of the most remarkable features of family background (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002). Many studies have revealed that financially or culturally privileged children who are adopted into comparatively higher SES families, have more advantages for the fulfillment of creative abilities than lower SES children (Dudek & Runco, 1993;Hussain & Sajid, 1990;Lichtenwalner & Maxwell, 1969;Parsasirat, Foroughi, Yusooff, Subhi, Nen & Farhadi, 2013;Smith, 1965). For example, Parsasirat et al (2013) revealed that family economic status and parent education were positively associated with children's creativity.…”

“…Many studies have revealed that financially or culturally privileged children who are adopted into comparatively higher SES families, have more advantages for the fulfillment of creative abilities than lower SES children (Dudek & Runco, 1993;Hussain & Sajid, 1990;Lichtenwalner & Maxwell, 1969;Parsasirat, Foroughi, Yusooff, Subhi, Nen & Farhadi, 2013;Smith, 1965). For example, Parsasirat et al (2013) revealed that family economic status and parent education were positively associated with children's creativity. Similarly, Heinla (2006) reported that children whose parents have university education, or work as top executives or specialists, tend to earn higher scores on creativity tests than those from low SES families.…”

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“…Prior studies have attempted to research creativity as a behavior resulting from an interaction among cognitive abilities, individuality, and social environment, but few studies have examined the role of SES, such as family income, in creative thinking (Parsasirat et al, 2013). Recently, some scholars have begun to explore the relationship between family income and creativity.…”

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“…Prior studies have attempted to research creativity as a behavior resulting from an interaction 140 among cognitive abilities, individuality, and social environment, but few studies have examined 141 the role of SES, such as family income, in creative thinking (Parsasirat et al, 2013). Recently, 142 some scholars have begun to explore the relationship between family income and creativity.…”