Jon-Chao Hong , Kuen-Yi Lin , Ming-Wen Chang , Chung-Hao Chiang
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Comparing the Aha! experience to resilience in innovation performance predicted by creative self-efficacy
According to regulatory focus theory, the Aha! experience and resilience represent two distinct psychological states that influence creative performance. However, limited research has explored how these states emerge and function in the context of youth innovation. To address this gap, the present study investigated participants in the Taiwan Youth Innovation Exhibition, an annual competition that selects top projects to advance to the International Exhibition for Young Inventors. The study examined how creative self-efficacy (CSE) predicts both the Aha! experience and resilience, and how these states mediate the relationship between CSE and innovation performance. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted using data collected from student participants. Results indicated that all hypothesized relationships were supported: CSE positively predicted both the Aha! experience and resilience, and both in turn significantly predicted innovation performance. These findings suggest that encouraging students to cultivate Aha! moments and develop psychological resilience may enhance their creative outcomes in innovation-based competitions.
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.