Abstract
<em>This study investigated the degree of relationship between eight psychosocial factors and their potential for creativity among undergraduates in southwestern Nigeria. Multistage sampling was used to select 651 respondents who responded to four psycho-social creativity instruments. Risk-taking behavior recorded a mean score of 40.75 (SD of 7.55). Peer pressure threshold mean score was 38.26 (SD of 6.470). Knowledge of creativity mean score was 35.33 (SD of 6.61). Attitude towards creativity revealed a mean score of 41.07 (SD of 6.45). The mean score on the Williams Creativity Test was 72.73 (SD of 7.69). Peer pressure and creativity have a significant correlation of 0.200 (p&lt;0.05). Knowledge/awareness of creativity has a significant correlation of 0.545 (p&lt;0.05). Correlation between attitude and creativity is 0.532 significant at p&lt;0.05. The significant correlation between age and creativity is 0.104 (p&lt;0.05). The correlation between gender and creativity is 0.036 which is not significant (p&lt;0.05). Risk-taking behaviour and creativity have a correlation of 0.007 which is not significant (p&lt;0.005). The correlation between parental influence and creativity is 0.064, and it is not significant (p&lt;0.05), while the course of study and creativity have no significant correlation of -0.047. The results suggest implications for stakeholders in the educational system.</em>
Highlights
Problematic events of contemporary society have proved beyond doubt that life is complex and full of challenges
Research Questions Based on the above exposition, this work posed the following questions: 1) What is the profile of students’ scores in risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, parental influence, knowledge/awareness, attitude, and creativity? 2) To what extent do parental influence, risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, knowledge/awareness, attitude, age, the course of study and gender, jointly predict the level of creativity among undergraduates in Oyo, Osun and Lagos States?
The findings of this study showed that eight psychosocial factors were significant in jointly predicting creativity among undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria
Summary
Problematic events of contemporary society have proved beyond doubt that life is complex and full of challenges. Given the factors mentioned above, the following factors: parental influence, age, attitude, awareness/knowledge, gender, risk-taking behaviour and peer pressure, which are linked to creativity, were the variables for this study. This study, examines the possible relationship of the following factors: parental influence, age, gender, risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, attitude and knowledge/awareness on creativity among undergraduates in Oyo, Osun and Lagos States of Nigeria. 4. Research Questions Based on the above exposition, this work posed the following questions: 1) What is the profile of students’ scores in risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, parental influence, knowledge/awareness, attitude, and creativity? 2) To what extent do parental influence, risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, knowledge/awareness, attitude, age, the course of study and gender, jointly predict the level of creativity among undergraduates in Oyo, Osun and Lagos States? Research Questions Based on the above exposition, this work posed the following questions: 1) What is the profile of students’ scores in risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, parental influence, knowledge/awareness, attitude, and creativity? 2) To what extent do parental influence, risk-taking behaviour, peer pressure, knowledge/awareness, attitude, age, the course of study and gender, jointly predict the level of creativity among undergraduates in Oyo, Osun and Lagos States?
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