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Sitting with your Problems : Exploring the Relationship between Sedentary Behaviour and Creativity in University Students
Forjan, J.L. (2022) Sitting with your Problems : Exploring the Relationship between Sedentary Behaviour and Creativity in University Students.
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| Abstract: | Background: University students spend an increasing amount of time sitting. Prolonged sitting is assumed to be negatively linked to creative thinking skills, such as divergent thinking. Divergent thinking is crucial for students to solve problems effectively and to succeed in university. Therefore, this thesis aims to investigate the relationship between sedentary behaviour and divergent thinking in university students. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the relationship between sedentary behaviour (mentally active and mentally passive) and divergent thinking. This was executed by means of an online survey. The survey included multiple questionnaires but for this thesis, only the PAST-U (Past-Day Adults’ Sedentary Time-University) and the AUT (Alternative Usage Task) were evaluated. 82 participants (67% women, 83% between 18-25 years old) have filled out the questionnaire. To investigate the relationship between sedentary behaviour and divergent thinking, correlational analyses and one moderation analysis, with gender as the moderator, were performed. Results & Conclusion: Contrary to expectations, the analyses did not confirm any significant correlations between sedentary behaviour and divergent thinking among university students. Gender was not found to significantly moderate this relationship. Therefore, the time students spend sitting the day before does not affect their performance on the creativity test the following day. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/81288 |
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