Socio‐Economic Status and Creativity: A Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the relationship between socio‐economic status (SES) and creativity through a meta‐analysis of 885 effect sizes from 151 samples in 117 studies. Analyses of a multivariate model with a robust variance estimator showed a small positive correlation between cr...

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Published in:The Journal of creative behavior 2023-03, Vol.57 (1), p.138-172
Main Authors: Acar, Selcuk, Tadik, Harun, Uysal, Recep, Myers, Danielle, Inetas, Betul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Creativity
creativity measurement
Educational Attainment
Literature Reviews
meta‐analysis
Parent Background
Socioeconomic Status
socio‐economic status
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Summary:ABSTRACT In the present study, we examined the relationship between socio‐economic status (SES) and creativity through a meta‐analysis of 885 effect sizes from 151 samples in 117 studies. Analyses of a multivariate model with a robust variance estimator showed a small positive correlation between creativity and SES (r = .120, 95% CI [0.086, 0.154]). Further analyses with four groups of moderators (i.e., creativity measure, SES indicator, sample characteristics, and study characteristics) indicated that the mean effect size is significantly higher when the creativity index is flexibility rather than fluency or when SES is measured by parental or one's own level of education and parental occupation rather than the location of residency. In addition, the relationship between creativity and SES dissipated as the students progressed from elementary school through college. The potential role of schooling in the creativity‐SES link is discussed.
ISSN:0022-0175
2162-6057
DOI:10.1002/jocb.568