Regulatory Focus, Motivation, and Their Relationship With Creativity Among Adolescents

Frontiers in Psychology

Xinjing Wang¹  Yue Cui¹  Zheng Luo¹  Ling Wang¹  Kaiye Du¹  Jin Wang² 

[1] Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China;Beijing Xuanwu Foreign Language Experimental School, Beijing, China;

关键词: regulatory focus;    intrinsic motivation;    extrinsic motivation;    creativity;    mediator;    adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.666071

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Due to the close relationship among intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, regulatory focus, and creativity revealed by previous literature, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation may play a mediating role between regulatory focus and creativity. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between regulatory focus and creativity by combining intrinsic/extrinsic motivation. In this study, senior high school students (n = 418) completed the Regulatory Focus Questionnaire, the Working Preference Inventory, the Williams Creativity Assessment Packet, and the Kirton Adaption–Innovation Inventory. The correlation analysis showed that both promotion and prevention focus positively correlated with intrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation and promotion focus positively correlated with creativity personality and innovative-adaptive cognitive style; and extrinsic motivation and prevention focus negatively correlated with innovative–adaptive cognitive style. Furthermore, a path model showed that promotion focus positively predicted creativity through the mediation of intrinsic motivation. In general, our study suggests that intrinsic motivation plays a mediating role between promotion focus and creativity. Our results complement those of previous studies and serve as inspiration for the cultivation of creativity in classroom or enterprise settings.

【 授权许可】

CC BY