Creativity in Students: Evidence from Parental Marital Satisfaction, Intelligence, and Age

The present study aimed to acquire more specific information concerning the prediction creativity in children from their parental marital satisfaction, intelligence quotient (IQ), and age. In order to examine research hypothesis, it was asserted that parental marital satisfaction is an important predictor on prediction of children’s creativity, 330 students (164 boys, 166 girls) were selected from Tehran (Iran) schools by clustering random sampling. Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test (IQ), and Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) (figural form) were administered among students and Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale (AMSS) was administered among student’s parents. All scales reported validity and reliability which were necessary for psychological the questionnaire. The results showed that parental marital satisfaction was the first important significant predictor on prediction of children’s creativity. Also, IQ and age stood the second and third significant predictors. The last part of article has discussed about how these findings have occurred.