2024
Children’s Creative Storytelling Processes: A Cross-Cultural Study in the Unites States and Spain
Hoffmann J, Ivcevic Z, Lin S. Children’s Creative Storytelling Processes: A Cross-Cultural Study in the Unites States and Spain. Creativity Theories – Research – Applications 2024, 11: 71-85. DOI: 10.2478/ctra-2024-0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-cultural studiesNational identityCreative storytellingAbstract CreativityWestern cultureCross-culturallyCultural valuesWestern European nationsRatings of creativityEuropean nationsStorytellingCreativityOverall cultureUnited StatesCreative behaviorCultureQuestion—whatSpainIdentityMean scoreChildrenEmotionsMeanNoveltySocial
2021
The Creativity Dare: Attitudes Toward Creativity and Prediction of Creative Behavior in School
Ivcevic Z, Hoffmann J. The Creativity Dare: Attitudes Toward Creativity and Prediction of Creative Behavior in School. The Journal Of Creative Behavior 2021, 56: 239-257. DOI: 10.1002/jocb.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCreative behaviorSelf-report measuresMeasures of personalityNegative social consequencesHigh school studentsAspects of attitudesExploratory factor analysisDiscriminant validityCreative achievementCreativity variablesPositive attitudesFactor analysisSchool studentsSocial consequencesContext-specific natureCreativityAttitudesCreative challengesMotivationSchoolsPersonalityMeasuresRegression analysisBehaviorConvergent
2020
Emotions, Creativity, and the Arts: Evaluating a Course for Children
Hoffmann J, Ivcevic Z, Maliakkal N. Emotions, Creativity, and the Arts: Evaluating a Course for Children. Empirical Studies Of The Arts 2020, 39: 123-148. DOI: 10.1177/0276237420907864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCreativity skillsSelf-reported creative behaviorArts-based programmingSix-session courseTransfer of skillsEmotion skillsART centerCreative behaviorCreativity trainingPleasurable activitiesMeaningful learningPrimary schoolsCourse settingProblem findingCreativitySkillsIdea generationChildrenCourseArtEmotionsSchoolsLearningSpainTraining
2018
Creative Thinking Strategies for Life: A Course for Professional Adults Using Art
Hoffmann J, Ivcevic Z, Maliakkal N. Creative Thinking Strategies for Life: A Course for Professional Adults Using Art. The Journal Of Creative Behavior 2018, 54: 293-310. DOI: 10.1002/jocb.366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional intelligence skillsProfessional adultsIntelligence skillsSelf-reported creative behaviorCreative thinking strategiesProblem-solving skillsEmotion understandingEmotion skillsEmotional intelligenceProblem construction taskTraining researchCreative behaviorDivergent thinkingThinking strategiesCreative abilitiesProfessional successCreativity skillsConstruction tasksSkillsVisual artsTop skillsArt observationsAdultsSignificant gainsCreativity
2016
Creativity in the Age of Technology: Measuring the Digital Creativity of Millennials
Hoffmann J, Ivcevic Z, Brackett M. Creativity in the Age of Technology: Measuring the Digital Creativity of Millennials. Creativity Research Journal 2016, 28: 149-153. DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2016.1162515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported creative behaviorCreative behaviorDigital creativityCreative Behavior QuestionnaireMeasures of creativityDigital domainVisual artsCreative expressionFactor-based scalesEveryday creativityAge of technologyCreativityDigital technologiesCreativity measuresTraditional formsSupplemental measuresMusicArtUnconventionalityDigitalHigh school studentsWritingSchool studentsPersonalityPersonality traits