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  • Cross-Cultural Studies
  • Adolescent Development

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  • Creative thinking is linked to academic success, but this connection needs validation across diverse cultures.
  • Previous research has not systematically confirmed the link between creativity and academic performance in varied societal contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between creative thinking and academic performance in adolescents.
  • To examine how cultural dimensions (individualism-collectivism, flexibility-monumentalism) moderate this relationship.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2022).
  • Conducted multilevel analyses on responses from 376,130 adolescents across 48 countries/regions.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive global relationship was found between creative thinking and academic performance.
  • Cultural values moderated this association: stronger benefits in individualistic societies (reading, math, science) and flexible societies (math only).

Conclusions:

  • Creative thinking positively impacts adolescent academic performance worldwide.
  • Sociocultural context, including individualism and flexibility, significantly moderates the academic benefits of creative thinking.