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Age and gender impact on thinking and creating styles Impacto de la edad y del género en los estilos de pensar y crear

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dc.creator Solange Muglia Wechsler
dc.date 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:20:23Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:20:23Z
dc.identifier 1888-8992
dc.identifier 1989-2209
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/9422b65f86064217b95a1c15dd8af5f8
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28217
dc.description Styles of thinking and creating indicate the preferable ways that individuals process information. This study aimed to investigate the impact of sex and age on creative styles. The sample was composed of 1.752 subjects (780 men, 972 women), ages ranging from 17-72, living in 4 Brazilian states. The scale “Style of Thinking and Creating” was administered to groups in various environments. Results analyzed by the Analysis of Variance indicated significant differences between sexes and age ranges (p?.001) for the following styles: Cautious-Reflexive; Non-Conforming/Transformer; Logical-Objective and Emotional-Intuitive. Significant interaction between sex and age were also observed for the Cautious-Reflexive, Logical-Objective and Relational-Divergent styles. In conclusion, the importance of considering gender as well as developmental influences for understanding creative expression was demonstrated. <br /><br />Key words: Creativity, assessment, test, style, culture. <br /> Los estilos de pensar y crear indican las maneras preferenciales que los individuos procesan las informaciones. Entender las variables que tienen impacto sobre los estilos creativos fue el objetivo de esto estudio, con el foco sobre las posibles influencias de sexo y edad. La muestra fue compuesta por 1.752 individuos (780 hombres, 972 mujeres), edades desde 17 hasta 72 años, residentes en 4 estados brasileños. La escala de Estilos de Pensar y Crear fue administrada, en formato colectivo, en estos individuos. Los resultados obtenidos pela Análisis de Variancia indicaron diferencias significativas de sexo y edad (p?0,001) para los siguientes estilos: Cauteloso-Reflexivo, Inconformista-Transformador, Lógico-Objetivo y Emocional-Intuitivo. En conclusión, fue demostrada la importancia de considerar el género y las fases del desarrollo para la comprensión de la expresión creativa.<br /><br />Palabras clave: Creatividad, evaluación, teste, estilos, cultura.<br />
dc.language Spanish
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.ejep.es/index.php/journal/article/view/20
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1888-8992
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1989-2209
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source European Journal of Education and Psychology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 37-48 (2009)
dc.subject Creatividad, evaluación, teste, estilos, cultura.
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Psychology
dc.subject BF1-990
dc.subject Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
dc.subject B
dc.subject DOAJ:Psychology
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Psychology
dc.subject BF1-990
dc.subject Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
dc.subject B
dc.subject DOAJ:Psychology
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Psychology
dc.subject BF1-990
dc.subject Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
dc.subject B
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Psychology
dc.subject BF1-990
dc.subject Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
dc.subject B
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Psychology
dc.subject BF1-990
dc.subject Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
dc.subject B
dc.title Age and gender impact on thinking and creating styles Impacto de la edad y del género en los estilos de pensar y crear
dc.type article


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