Daydreaming and Self-regulation among Fashion Designer Students: The Mediating Role of Creativity

Abstract

This research was done to explore the relationship between adaptive daydreaming, creativity, and self-regulation among fashion design students. The study also explored the mediating role of creativity between adaptive daydreaming and self-regulation. The sampling was purposive for the collection of data. A sample (N=200) was collected from students of fashion designing from different universities. The participants (men =95, women =105) average age was 20.83 years. The questionnaire included three assessment measures: (i) short imaginal process inventory for measuring daydreaming (Antrobus, 2010), (ii) Runco ideational behavior scale for creativity (Runco & Plucker, 2001) (iii) and short form of self-regulation questionnaire (Brown et al., 1999). Results of this study highlighted a significant positive relationship between adaptive daydreaming, creativity, and self-regulation among fashion designer students. However, a significant inverse relationship between maladaptive daydreaming and self- regulation was observed.