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An analysis of behavioral differences of emotionally disturbed children assessed high on creativity
Author(s) -
Morgan Sharon R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199210)29:4<301::aid-pits2310290402>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - creativity , psychology , torrance tests of creative thinking , developmental psychology , test (biology) , creative thinking , social psychology , paleontology , biology
One hundred and seventy‐two emotionally disturbed children ages 7 to 12 in self‐contained classrooms were nominated by their teachers as potentially highly creativein either verbal or performance creativity. Eighty‐three of the 172 were found to be highly creative as assessed by the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. The discussion focuses on the behavioral differences among groups of highly emotionally disturbed children as revealed through factor analysis.