Self-reported differences in creativity by ethnicity and gender

Abstract

Creativity assessment has been proposed as a supplement to intellectual testing, in part because of reduced differences by ethnicity; creativity testing might also specifically help reduce stereotype threat. Recent trends in creativity research point to a domain-specific view challenging the more traditional generalist view. With these trends in mind, the current study assessed creative self-perceptions of 3553 students and community members in 56 different possible domains distributed across five factors (as determined by principal components analysis). African Americans were less likely to fall prone to gender stereotypes in creativity. In addition, African Americans and Native Americans tended to rate themselves as more creative than other ethnicities. Specific trends in the factors and implications for future research are discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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James C. Kaufman (2006). Self-reported differences in creativity by ethnicity and gender. Applied Cognitive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1255

@article{c2006selfreported,
  title  = {Self-reported differences in creativity by ethnicity and gender},
  author = {Kaufman, James C.},
  year   = {2006},
  journal = {Applied Cognitive Psychology},
  doi    = {10.1002/acp.1255}
}

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