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  • Cognitive functioning often declines with age.
  • The impact of aging and dementia on creativity is less understood.
  • This study investigates creativity changes across different age groups and cognitive statuses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine psychometric aspects of creativity in younger adults, older adults without cognitive impairment, and older adults with dementia.
  • To identify how aging and cognitive status influence specific creativity domains.

Main Methods:

  • Compared creativity and cognitive performance in three groups: young adults (18-30), older adults (65+), and older adults with cognitive impairment.
  • Assessed cognitive abilities using Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa), and Trail Making Test (TMT).
  • Evaluated creativity using Creative Reasoning Task (CRT), Test of Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP), and Alternate Uses Task (AUT).

Main Results:

  • Older adults showed significantly lower scores than younger adults in only two creativity sub-scores (CRT, TCT-DP).
  • Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) performance correlated with these two sub-scores and age.
  • Cognitively impaired older adults scored lower on the Alternate Uses Task (AUT) compared to other groups; MoCa scores correlated with AUT.

Conclusions:

  • Creativity is generally stable in older age, except for aspects reliant on abstract reasoning (SPM), which are susceptible to aging.
  • Cognitive impairment may affect only certain creativity facets in older adults.
  • Age-related and cognitive status-related effects on creativity appear independent, suggesting preserved creative abilities can be utilized in dementia care.