Are There Sex Differences in Creativity across the Adult Life Span?

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The purpose of this study was to examine sex differences of young, middle-aged and older human adults in creative problem solving and preference for complexity of visual figures and to explore the part degree of sex role identification might play in this relationship. A total of 111 teachers, aged 20-83 yr took a battery of 7 creativity tests, 2 intelligence measures, and the masculinity-femininity scale of the MMPI [Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory]. Sex differences were found on only 1 creativity test (P < 0.01); this test taps figural abilities. No sex differences were found on the Barron-Welsh art scale and semantic transformation tests (P > 0.05). Degree of sex role identification was not significantly related to creativity (P > 0.05).

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