Department of Educational Psychology, Hashemite University,
Zarqa, Jordan
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Effect of the Training Program to Improve Emotional Creativity among Undergraduate Students
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Background. The study of emotional creativity has not received very much attention in Arab studies. Emotional creativity is a clear concept that appears in the everyday practice of individuals.
Objective. The present study aimed to examine the effect of a training program on emotional creativity among undergraduate students.
Design. The study comprised 67 undergraduate students at the Hashemite University; the participants were divided between a control group (N=35), and an experimental group (N=32), and data was collectedusing the Emotional Creativity Inventory(ECI).
Results. The results showed that the training program was effective in improving participants' emotional creativity, and a statistically significant difference was found between the control and experimental groups, showing the effectiveness of the training program in favor of the experimental group. The researcher recommends that students begin to be trained in emotional creativity skills from an early age.
Conclusion. The results of data analysis in the current study document the impact of the training program in improving the level of emotional creativity among members of the experimental group. This may be due to the strategies and techniques used in the training program, which contributed to raising the level of emotional creativity.
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2019.0310
Keywords: training program; creativity; emotional creativity; undergraduate students
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