Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the relationship between metacomponents of creativity and mental health in a nonclinical sample of students. Method: The study was performed with correlation and included 400 students from different fields of study: Humanities, Engineering, Science and Agriculture, and Veterinary Sciences of Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch. Research instruments included the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (Form B-figural) and the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire. Results: Correlation and regression analysis of relations between creativity and signs of psychopathology suggested a significant negative relationship between them. From among the metacomponants of creativity, fluency and originality explained 46 to 57 percent of the variance of mental health. Although creativity and mental health levels were different among different disciplines. Humanities students enjoyed higher levels of creativity and mental health compared to other disciplines. Conclusion: Findings indicated that creativity was an effective variable on the mental health. Therefore, by stimulating and strengthening it mental health can be helped. The findings also revealed a pattern of creative empowerment for students. The applied pattern includes training the mind for fluency, originality, and personality building which cause students enjoy higher mental powers to deal with problem solving and adaptation.
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