An Examination of Creativity and Locus of Control in Children

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Abstract
Relations between measures of locus of control and creativity in kindergarten and second grade children were examined. Among second grade female subjects creativity performance, as assessed by an adapted form of the Wallach and Kogan Instances task, was significantly correlated with locus of control scores. In contrast, among male kindergarten children, locus of control scores were negatively correlated with creativity measures, as examined by the Wallach and Kogan Uses test. Probable explanations of the data were reviewed in terms of sex and age differences.