An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between mind wandering, metacognition, and creativity in a sample of Chilean high school students. Two hundred and twenty-eight secondary students took three self-report scales on mind wandering, metacognitive strategies and reading difficult...
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author | David D. Preiss Miguel Ibaceta Dominga Ortiz Héctor Carvacho Valeska Grau |
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description | The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between mind wandering, metacognition, and creativity in a sample of Chilean high school students. Two hundred and twenty-eight secondary students took three self-report scales on mind wandering, metacognitive strategies and reading difficulties, two verbal creativity assessments, a test of fluid intelligence and a measure of attentional capacity. Correlational analysis, a single multiple hierarchical regression, and a three-way moderation model were performed on data. Controlling for fluid intelligence and reading difficulties, metacognition and attention predicted creativity while mind wandering did not. Additionally, a three-way interaction showed that mind wandering had a positive impact on creativity only among students with both high attention and high metacognition. These results reflect the relevance of cognitive self-regulation for creativity during the high school years. Educational implications are discussed. |
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spelling | doaj.art-1c17b457693147d6b2971a7652f7764c2022-12-22T03:51:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-06-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.01118418414An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School StudentsDavid D. PreissMiguel IbacetaDominga OrtizHéctor CarvachoValeska GrauThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between mind wandering, metacognition, and creativity in a sample of Chilean high school students. Two hundred and twenty-eight secondary students took three self-report scales on mind wandering, metacognitive strategies and reading difficulties, two verbal creativity assessments, a test of fluid intelligence and a measure of attentional capacity. Correlational analysis, a single multiple hierarchical regression, and a three-way moderation model were performed on data. Controlling for fluid intelligence and reading difficulties, metacognition and attention predicted creativity while mind wandering did not. Additionally, a three-way interaction showed that mind wandering had a positive impact on creativity only among students with both high attention and high metacognition. These results reflect the relevance of cognitive self-regulation for creativity during the high school years. Educational implications are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01118/fullcreativitymind wanderingmetacognitionattentionintelligence |
spellingShingle | David D. Preiss Miguel Ibaceta Dominga Ortiz Héctor Carvacho Valeska Grau An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students Frontiers in Psychology creativity mind wandering metacognition attention intelligence |
title | An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students |
title_full | An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students |
title_fullStr | An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students |
title_full_unstemmed | An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students |
title_short | An Exploratory Study on Mind Wandering, Metacognition, and Verbal Creativity in Chilean High School Students |
title_sort | exploratory study on mind wandering metacognition and verbal creativity in chilean high school students |
topic | creativity mind wandering metacognition attention intelligence |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01118/full |
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