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Academic – UNF – Master of Arts in General Psychology; creativity; cultural values; cross-cultural differences; South Africa
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Cultural Values And Creativity: A Two Country Comparison Between The United States And South Africa, Junior A. Badibanga
Cultural Values And Creativity: A Two Country Comparison Between The United States And South Africa, Junior A. Badibanga
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Research on the influence of culture on creativity is in its infancy. Organizations world-wide may benefit from such research by implementing work environments that maximize creativity. In this article, the cross-cultural differences in creativity and the cultural values of cognitive uncertainty and desire for change were investigated. Three hundred eighty three undergraduate students from the University of North Florida and the University of Pretoria in South Africa participated in a study where creativity was measured using the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA; Goff & Torrance, 2002) and the Creative Achievement Questionnaire (CAQ), particularly the portion of the CAQ identifying …