Effect of temperament on creativity styles in emerging adults

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Samineni Hilda David and Sneha Sebastian (Department of Psychology, St. Francis College, Begumpet, Hyderabad )

Temperament is an individual’s characteristic level of emotional excitability or intensity and is typically recognized within the first few weeks after birth. It is often assumed to be an early indication of personality, though personality combines temperament with experiences to shape life-long traits. This study aims to measure the temperament and creativity styles of undergraduate students. Adult Temperament Questionnaire (short form version 1.3) Rothbart (2006) and Creativity Styles Questionnaire revised (Kumar & Holman) was administered on 60 undergraduate boys and 60 undergraduate girls which were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. The study involved a correlation design. The instruments were administered individually along with demographic details. The data was analyzed using descriptive state and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The analysis revealed that there was no correlation found between temperament and creativity styles.