Examination of the relationship between the creativity and social skills of primary school children

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study is to analyze the relationship between the social skills and creativity of children aged between 7 and 11 years. 312 children, aged 7–11 years and their mothers were the participants of the present study. Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TToCT) Verbal and Nonverbal tasks fluency Form A was administered to the children in decades. The participating mothers completed the Social Skill Assessment Scale (SSAS) to evaluate the social skills of the children. The administration of the test took 80 min and was evaluated by two experts who converted the results into standard scores. Whereas at the end of the study a positive relationship was determined between the sub-dimensions of TToCT and the subdimensions of the SSAS, the multiple regression analysis results have determined that the subdimensions of verbal flexibility and figural enrichment have interpreted the subdimension of problem solving of the SSAS with statistical significance.