ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study was to examine how social evaluation influences creative idea generation, and whether this effect develops with age. To do so, early adolescents, middle adolescents, and late adolescents performed a creative task either alone or under the supervision of an adult examiner. Three major findings emerged: 1) the social evaluation by an adult expert is detrimental to creativity in children but 2) beneficial in adolescence, while 3) it has no effect on late adolescents. The present study is the first to provide evidence that social evaluation by an adult has an opposite effect on creative idea generation in children and adolescents, and offers new directions to investigate social influences on creativity from a developmental perspective.

摘要

本研究的目的是检验社会评价如何影响创意的产生，以及这种影响是否随着年龄的增长而发展。为此，早期青少年、中期青少年和晚期青少年单独或在成人考官的监督下执行一项创造性任务。出现了三个主要发现：1）成人专家的社会评价不利于儿童的创造力，但 2）对青春期有益，而 3）它对晚期青少年没有影响。本研究首次提供证据表明成人的社会评价对儿童和青少年的创造性想法产生具有相反的影响，并为从发展的角度研究社会对创造力的影响提供了新的方向。