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RECOLLECTIONS OF CAREGIVERS' ATTACHMENT PATTERNS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON SELF-RATED AND EXPERIMENT-RATED CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN

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Li_cornell_0058O_12211.pdf (879.26 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/cjma-mc66
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/116299
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Author
Li, Mengmeng
Abstract

Attachment and family upbringing significantly influence children's creativity. This study examines the impact of participants' recollection of their primary caregivers' attachment patterns on participant’ self-rated and experiment-rated creativity at different developmental stages (ages 6, 12, and 18). By examining the participants’ recollections on dimensions of anxiety, closeness, and dependency, the research analyzes how these perceptions of attachment dimensions change with age and their effects on both self-rated and experiment-rated creativity. Data were analyzed using RMANOVA, correlation, and regression methods. Results indicate that attachment anxiety and dependency increase with age, while closeness decreases, all showing significant differences across the ages studied. Additionally, a positive correlation exists between self-rated and experiment-rated creativity, suggesting that higher self-assessed creativity is linked to better performance in tests. For the relationship between attachment and self-rated creativity, different ages show varied impacts, which were analyzed from the perspectives of cognitive development, emotional needs, and parental behavioral control. In contrast, no significant relationship was found between attachment and experiment-rated creativity, indicating that recollection of caregivers' attachment has a limited influence on participants' experiment-rated creativity.

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60 pages
Date Issued
2024-08
Keywords
Anxiety
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Attachment patterns
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Closeness
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Creativity
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Dependence
Committee Chair
Sternberg, Robert
Committee Member
Wang, Qi
Degree Discipline
Psychological Sciences and Human Development
Degree Name
M.A., Psychological Sciences and Human Development
Degree Level
Master of Arts
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16611976

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