Gender, Creativity, Depression, and Attributional Style in Adolescents with High Academic Ability

Authors

Karen DeMoss, Fayette County Board of Education
Richard Milich, University of KentuckyFollow
Stephen DeMers, University of Kentucky

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