Are Dyslexic People more Creative? Myth or Reality: A Meta-analysis

The claim that people with dyslexia are more creative than people without this learning disorder is widespread. But the complexity of creativity and the way it is measured means that this statement is sometimes inconsistent. The aim of this review is, on the one hand, to explore the relationship bet...

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Published in:Psicología educativa (Madrid) 2023-01, Vol.29 (1), p.55-64
Main Authors: Gutiérrez-Ortega, Mónica, Torres-Quesada, Maryem, Crespo, Patricia, López-Fernández, Verónica, Fariña, Noemi, Barbón, Analía
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
child development
Classification
Control Groups
Creativity
Creativity Tests
Divergent thinking
Dyslexia
Elaboration
Flexibility
Fluency
Learning
Learning disabilities
Meta-analysis
Moderators
Personality traits
Phonology
Reading comprehension
Students
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Summary:The claim that people with dyslexia are more creative than people without this learning disorder is widespread. But the complexity of creativity and the way it is measured means that this statement is sometimes inconsistent. The aim of this review is, on the one hand, to explore the relationship between dyslexia and creativity, as well as to analyze the categories of divergent thinking: fluency, originality, abstractness, elaboration, and flexibility. On the other hand, it also aims to identify moderators that may be influencing this relationship, such as age, country, or the test used. We retrieved 13 empirical studies that provided 39 effect sizes. The results show that there are no significant differences between people with and without dyslexia in terms of creativity when considering the construct as a whole. However, a significant relationship between the two constructs is observed when analyzing the categories of divergent thinking isolated.
ISSN:1135-755X
2174-0526
DOI:10.5093/psed2023a1