Relationship of creativity and cognitive styles in early adulthood

The article is devoted to the study of the relationship between creativity and cognitive styles in the period of early adulthood. We have learned that creativity is a characteristic of a person who tends to self-realization. Creativity allows a person to improve oneself and not be afraid of the new, quickly adapt to changing conditions and requirements. Cognitive styles as a way of processing information, allow making decisions faster in uncertain situations. We studied these definitions in the period of early adulthood as one of the components of a successful self-realization of the individual. The article presents the results of an empirical study devoted to identifying the relationship between creativity and cognitive styles during early adulthood. The study involved 70 people, 34 male and 36 female aged 25 to 35 years, working in different areas of professional activity. As a result of the empirical study, the following data were obtained: between men and women of early adulthood, high rates are observed in such characteristics of creativity as curiosity and risk appetite, imagination and complexity are of average importance. We assume that this is due to the fact that the period of early adulthood, by its characteristics and significance, is identical for both sexes. Creativity in this period contributes to the development of the personality through the results of its activities. In terms of the cognitive style of field dependence / field independence in the early adulthood, it was found that women express the field-dependent cognitive style. And for men, the field dependence / field independence indicators have similar meanings with a marginal predominance of the field-independent style. In our sample, reflexive representatives predominate. We assume that this may be due to the fact that with age the level of reflexivity prevails, and impulsiveness begins to decrease and awareness of external and internal circumstances grows. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there is a trend towards a reliable relationship between creativity and gender dependence. There is also a positive correlation between risk appetite and cognitive style of impulsivity, and a negative correlation between the indicators of curiosity and reflexivity, which indicates that the higher the level of curiosity is, the lower is the value of reflexivity. Thus, the conducted research allows concluding that there is a connection between the criteria of creativity and cognitive styles in the period of early adulthood, which in turn affects the successful self-realization of the individual in the profession.

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