“I would be more creative if...”: Are there perceived barriers to college students’ creative expression according to gender?

AUTOR(ES)

MORAIS, Maria Fátima

FONTE

Estud. psicol. (Campinas)

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

21/01/2019

RESUMO

Resumo A criatividade torna-se essencial à inovação que se exige atualmente. Nesse contexto, a universidade é fundamental para promover competências criativas que atendam a tal exigência. Porém, apesar da pouca investigação acerca do que os universitários pensam sobre criatividade, estes percebem existirem barreiras à sua expressão criativa. Neste estudo, 582 estudantes universitários portugueses foram investigados acerca de tais barreiras a partir de um inventário que explora dimensões psicológicas e sociais. Foram avaliadas diferenças em função do gênero, considerando não apenas os fatores do inventário, mas também itens de forma independente. Foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significantes em ambas as análises. Esses resultados permitem discutir o papel da universidade no desenvolvimento não só profissional, mas também social e pessoal dos alunos, além da importância de se encontrar lugar para a criatividade no quotidiano acadêmico.Abstract Creativity has become essential to the innovation that is demanded today. In this context, the university is fundamental in promoting creative skills and, thus, meeting such demand. Despite the lack of research concerning what college students think about creativity, these students perceive barriers to their creative expression. A total of 582 Portuguese college students were analyzed in the present study regarding their perceived barriers to the expression of creativity, using an inventory concerning psychological and social dimensions. Gender differences were assessed, not only considering the inventory’s factors, but also items independently. Statistically significant differences were found in both analyses. These results are the starting point to a debate about the role of university in students’ development, which should be not only professional, but also social and personal, besides the importance of finding place to creativity in their daily academic lives.

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