The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance
The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is commonly used to assess creativity in pupils, but research is limited on its effectiveness in identifying cognitive levels and how factors like gender and brothers count influence creativity. This study investigates the interaction between gender and...
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| author | Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher Salaheldin Farah Bakhiet Ismael Salamah Albursan Benbrahim Halima Qais I.S. Al-Meqdad |
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| description | The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is commonly used to assess creativity in pupils, but research is limited on its effectiveness in identifying cognitive levels and how factors like gender and brothers count influence creativity. This study investigates the interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity as assessed by the (TTCT-Figural: Circles test) among students aged 7 to 13. A cross-sectional study design was employed, involving a sample of 11,636 students, including 5571 males (47.9 %) and 6065 females (52.1 %), selected from public and private schools across Sudan. The findings demonstrated an interaction effect between gender and the number of brothers, revealing significant gender differences in (TTCT-Figural) performance, particularly across the domains of fluency, flexibility, and originality, with females outperforming males in all three areas. Notably, no gender differences in flexibility were observed at ages 10 and 13, nor in fluency at age 13, and originality showed no gender disparity across all age groups. Additionally, TTCT-Figural performance did not vary significantly across different age groups. The majority of students exhibited very low performance at age 7, with slight improvements noted at ages 8 and 9. However, after age 9, there was a decline in the number of students performing at a moderate level. Moreover, these results emphasize the importance of understanding the role of gender and familial factors, such as the number of brothers, in creativity development. The implications of this study suggest the need for targeted educational programs and policies intended at enhancing (TTCT-Figural) performance, particularly for pupils, to adoptive creativity further effectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3132098963ea4592b8282647ba2cac6f2025-08-20T03:12:40ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-03-0125310474110.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104741The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performanceAbdo Hasan AL-Qadri0Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher1Salaheldin Farah Bakhiet2Ismael Salamah Albursan3Benbrahim Halima4Qais I.S. Al-Meqdad5School of Humanities and Education, Xi'an Eurasia University, China; Corresponding author.Department of Psychology, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Special Education, College of Education, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Psychology, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaHaidar Slimane Primary School, AlgeriaCollege of Education, Qatar University, Doha, QatarThe Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) is commonly used to assess creativity in pupils, but research is limited on its effectiveness in identifying cognitive levels and how factors like gender and brothers count influence creativity. This study investigates the interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity as assessed by the (TTCT-Figural: Circles test) among students aged 7 to 13. A cross-sectional study design was employed, involving a sample of 11,636 students, including 5571 males (47.9 %) and 6065 females (52.1 %), selected from public and private schools across Sudan. The findings demonstrated an interaction effect between gender and the number of brothers, revealing significant gender differences in (TTCT-Figural) performance, particularly across the domains of fluency, flexibility, and originality, with females outperforming males in all three areas. Notably, no gender differences in flexibility were observed at ages 10 and 13, nor in fluency at age 13, and originality showed no gender disparity across all age groups. Additionally, TTCT-Figural performance did not vary significantly across different age groups. The majority of students exhibited very low performance at age 7, with slight improvements noted at ages 8 and 9. However, after age 9, there was a decline in the number of students performing at a moderate level. Moreover, these results emphasize the importance of understanding the role of gender and familial factors, such as the number of brothers, in creativity development. The implications of this study suggest the need for targeted educational programs and policies intended at enhancing (TTCT-Figural) performance, particularly for pupils, to adoptive creativity further effectively.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182500054XCreative thinkingTTCT-FiguralPerformanceGenderNumber of brothersTorrance test |
| spellingShingle | Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri Mohammed Ateik Al-Khadher Salaheldin Farah Bakhiet Ismael Salamah Albursan Benbrahim Halima Qais I.S. Al-Meqdad The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance Acta Psychologica Creative thinking TTCT-Figural Performance Gender Number of brothers Torrance test |
| title | The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance |
| title_full | The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance |
| title_fullStr | The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance |
| title_short | The interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in Sudanese pupils: A cross-sectional study using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) performance |
| title_sort | interaction between gender and the number of brothers on creativity in sudanese pupils a cross sectional study using the torrance test of creative thinking figural ttct figural performance |
| topic | Creative thinking TTCT-Figural Performance Gender Number of brothers Torrance test |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182500054X |
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