Creativity Research Journal · 1999 · 390 citations · 42 references
ManagementEducational PsychologyPsychologyCreativityDevelopmental PsychologyPsychometricsCreative CognitionCreative PerformanceCreativity AssessmentCreativity DevelopmentDivergent ThinkingIndividual CreativityAdult CreativityCreative BehaviorCreative Thinking DevelopmentCreativity TestsEducational Creativity AssessmentIndividual Differences In CreativityLongitudinal Structural Equation ModelingPredictive Validity
DT tests for creativity have faced strong criticism, and longitudinal models linking creativity and cognition remain empirically unvalidated. The authors reanalyzed Torrance’s 1958–present longitudinal data with structural equation modeling. Despite critics, the reanalysis shows that DT scores explain nearly half of adult creative achievement variance, outperforming IQ by more than threefold.
Abstract The use of divergent thinking {DT) tests to assess creativity has been strongly criticized in recent years. Several critics have noted that DT test scores have shown little evidence of predictive validity with respect to adult creative achievement. Data from Torrance's (1972a) elementary school longitudinal study (1958-present) were reanalyzed using structural equation modeling. Results suggest that just under half of the variance in adult creative achievement is explained by DT test scores, with the contribution of DT being more than 3 times that of intelligence quotients. However, comprehensive longitudinal models of creative achievement based on current creativity and cognitive theory have yet to be empirically validated.
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Min Basadur, George B. Graen, Stephen G. Green · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · 1982 · 382 citations
Management, Organizational Behavior, Creative Problem Solving +8
Measurement of Creativity: Review and Critique
Dennis Hocevar · Journal of Personality Assessment · 1981 · 380 citations