Research article summary (published 30 May 1993):

Effects of trait anxiety and the scamper technique on creative thinking of intellectually gifted students.

Full Abstract

This work assessed the effect of trait anxiety (measured on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and the Scamper technique on figural creative thinking, measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. An analysis of covariance with 52 gifted students in a summer camp gave no significant main effect of treatment for trait anxiety, or their interaction. Scamper may not effectively improve figural creativity and anxiety may not influence figural creativity the same way it influences verbal creativity, at least as measured.

Author information

Author/s: Mijares-Colmenares, B E (BE); Masten, W G (WG); Underwood, J R (JR);

Affiliation: Mississippi State University.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1993-Jun; vol 72 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 907-12

Dates: Created 1993/08/18; Completed 1993/08/18; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 8332693, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Anxiety - psychology Camping Child Child, Gifted - psychology Creativeness Female

Female Humans Intelligence Internal-External Control Male Thinking Verbal Learning

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