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The effect of mindfulness on the relationship between creativity and wellbeing in university students
Marquardt, J. (2022) The effect of mindfulness on the relationship between creativity and wellbeing in university students.
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| Abstract: | Creativity is proven to have a positive link to wellbeing in individuals. Since the concept of creativity is broad, it can be differentiated between different types of creativity. In this study the focus is placed on little-c and mini-c. The concept of mindfulness is not only proven to strengthen wellbeing but also to increase creativity. This study aims to test whether mindfulness supports the positive effect that different types of creativity have on students’ wellbeing. Methods To test the hypothesis that mindfulness strengthens the positive effect that little-c and mini-c have on students’ wellbeing an online survey was carried out which was distributed among university students. The results showed an insignificant moderation effect of mindfulness on the relationship between little-c and wellbeing while a significant positive moderation effect of mindfulness on the relationship between mini-c and wellbeing was observed. The results indicate that mindfulness strengthens the positive effect that mini-c has on wellbeing whereas mindfulness does not impact the effect little-c has on wellbeing. Nevertheless, it needs to be acknowledged that only the attention or awareness component of mindfulness was assessed in this study and hence the results cannot be generalized to all facets of mindfulness. Therefore, only attentive mindfulness is proven to increase the effect that mini-c creativity has on wellbeing in the current study and not the complete concept of mindfulness. |
| 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/90849 |
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