The moderation role of representational fluency in the effect of mental imagery on scientific creativity

IF 4.5 2区教育学 Q1 Social Sciences

Thinking Skills and Creativity Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI:10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101966

Elif Güven Demir

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Abstract

This exploratory study examined the moderator role of representational fluency in mental imagery's effect on scientific creativity. The study was conducted with the participation of 125 (60: girls, 65: boys) elementary school students aged 9–10 in Düzce, Türkiye, in the 2024–2025 academic year. The study's hypotheses were analyzed and interpreted using the Process Macro program (for SPSS) developed by Hayes. The moderator variable effect of representational fluency was tested with Model 1, the moderator effect of the sub-dimensions of representational fluency was tested with Model 2, and the moderating effect of gender on the moderator variable was tested with Model 3. The study results show that representational fluency has a moderating role in the effect of mental imagery on scientific creativity. In addition, it was determined that this effect was not significant at different levels of representational fluency. However, only high representational fluency positively regulated the effect of mental imagery on scientific creativity. It was concluded that the "connection" dimension came to the fore in the moderating effect of representational fluency. Gender was a moderator variable affecting the moderating effect of representational fluency on the effect of mental imagery on scientific creativity. Theoretical explanations and implications related to the research results were shared.

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表征流畅性在心理意象对科学创造力影响中的调节作用

本研究考察表征流畅性在心理意象对科学创造力的影响中的调节作用。该研究是在2024-2025学年期间，在日本 zce县125名9-10岁的小学生（60名女孩，65名男孩）的参与下进行的。使用Hayes开发的Process Macro程序（SPSS）对研究的假设进行了分析和解释。用模型1检验表征流畅性的调节变量效应，用模型2检验表征流畅性子维度的调节效应，用模型3检验性别对调节变量的调节效应。研究结果表明，表征流畅性在心理意象对科学创造力的影响中具有调节作用。此外，我们还确定了这种效应在不同的表征流畅性水平上并不显著。然而，只有高表征流畅性正向调节心理意象对科学创造力的影响。结果表明，“连接”维度在表征流畅性的调节作用中起着重要作用。性别是表征流畅性对心理意象对科学创造力影响的调节变量。分享了与研究结果相关的理论解释和启示。

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Thinking Skills and Creativity EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

16.20%

发文量

172

审稿时长

76 days

期刊介绍： Thinking Skills and Creativity is a new journal providing a peer-reviewed forum for communication and debate for the community of researchers interested in teaching for thinking and creativity. Papers may represent a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches and may relate to any age level in a diversity of settings: formal and informal, education and work-based.