This study examined self-esteem and psychological capital as a mediator of the relationship between Big Five personality traits and creativity. A convenience sample of 732 college students from Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi provinces participated (females = 71.7%; mean age = 20.86, SD = 4.26 years). The participants completed measures of self-esteem, psychological capital, Big Five personality, and creativity. We utilised Structural Equation Modelling to determine the direct and indirect effects of self-esteem and psychological capital on Big Five personality traits and creativity. The results show that self-esteem and psychological capital directly mediated the relationship between the Big Five personality traits of neuroticism, openness, extroversion, and conscientiousness and the creativity of college students. When neuroticism is low and openness to experience scores are high, high scores on self-esteem and psychological capital predict high creativity. Self-esteem and psychological capital also mediated the relationship between extroversion and conscientiousness. Specifically, the higher the scores of extroversion and conscientiousness, the higher the level of self-esteem, psychological capital, and creativity.

这项研究考察了自尊和心理资本作为五大人格特质与创造力之间关系的中介者。方便样本来自广东，江苏和江西省的732名大学生参加（女性= 71.7％；平均年龄= 20.86，SD = 4.26岁）。参与者完成了自尊，心理资本，大五人格和创造力的测量。我们利用结构方程模型来确定自尊和心理资本对大五人格特质和创造力的直接和间接影响。结果表明，自尊心和心理资本直接介导了神经质，开放性，外向性，尽责性等五种人格特质与大学生创造力之间的关系。当神经质感低下且开放性高时，自尊心和心理资本的高分预示着高创造力。自尊和心理资本也介导了外向性与尽责性之间的关系。具体来说，性格外向和尽责的得分越高，自尊，心理资本和创造力的水平就越高。