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Gender, Creativity, Depression, and Attributional Style in Adolescents with High Academic Ability
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship among gender, creativity, depression, and attributional style among high-achieving adolescents. One hundred twenty-eight eighth-and ninth-grade high-achieving students completed the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT), the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), and the Children's Attribution Style Questionnaire — Revised (KASTAN-R CASQ). The results indicate that there were gender differences only on the verbal component of the TTCT, with females scoring significantly higher. For both sexes, there was a significant relationship between figurai creativity and a depressogenic attributional style. However, for females, high verbal creativity was associated with low levels of depression and a positive attributional style.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1993
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/BF01261604
Repository Citation
DeMoss, Karen; Milich, Richard; and DeMers, Stephen, "Gender, Creativity, Depression, and Attributional Style in Adolescents with High Academic Ability" (1993). Psychology Faculty Publications. 14.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_facpub/14
