INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND INTELLIGENCE AMONG DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS

Autors/ores

  • Tatiana de Cassia Nakano PhD in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil
  • Laís Santos-Vitti Postdoctoral researcher, School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil
  • Anna Luisa Penteado Garcia Undergraduate student in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil
  • Nina Pacola Ius Undergraduate student in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v12i5.6856

Paraules clau:

assessment, psychological tests, cognitive aspects

Resum

The relationship between creativity and intelligence has been extensively investigated, but without consensus. As a contribution to this discussion, the study examined the relationship between the constructs in different age groups. In study 1, 151 elementary school students aged 6 to 13 years took the Children's Figural Creativity Test (TCFI) and the Children's Nonverbal Reasoning Test (TNVRI). Among the total scores on the two instruments, a significant but weak correlation was found (rs = 0.252), with a small effect size, although other significant correlations were found between specific test factors. As part of study 2, 184 university students aged 20 to 35 years responded to the Figural Creativity Test Adolescent and Adult Version (TCF-AA) and the Battery of Reasoning Tests (BPR-5). Results revealed no significant correlation between the total scores of the instruments, with weak correlations observed between specific measures. According to the results, relationships between the constructs differ based on age and instrument used, not being significant in adults and significant in children. This supports the contention that creativity and intelligence, while related, are distinct concepts.

Biografies de l'autor/a

  • Tatiana de Cassia Nakano, PhD in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil

    Tatiana de Cassia Nakano, PhD in Psychology. Permanent professor of the stricto sensu postgraduate program in Psychology at Pontifical Catholica University of Campinas. Member of the Psychological Tests evaluation system of the Brazilian Federal Council of Psychology. Past president of the Brazilian Association of Creativity and Innovation (2014-2017), collaborating member of the Brazilian Council for Giftedness (2018-current) and vice-president of the Brazilian Association of Positive Psychology. She works mainly with Psychological Assessment, Creativity, Giftedness, Special Education and Positive Psychology subjects.

  • Laís Santos-Vitti, Postdoctoral researcher, School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil

    Laís Santos-Vitti, PhD in Psychology. Postdoctoral student at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas. She works mainly with Psychological Assessment, Optimism, Adolescence and Positive Psychology subjects.

  • Anna Luisa Penteado Garcia, Undergraduate student in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil

    Anna Luisa Penteado Garcia, undergraduate student in Psychology, research assistant. FAPIC scholarship. She works with creativity and intelligence assessment.

  • Nina Pacola Ius, Undergraduate student in Psychology School of Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil

    Nina Pacola Ius, undergraduate student in Psychology, research assistant. FAPIC scholarship. She works with creativity and intelligence assessment.

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2026-07-15

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