The Relationship Between Creativity and Intelligence: An Empirical Study Using Different Regression Models

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between creativity and intelligence in a non-Western sample using linear, nonlinear, and segmented regression approaches. The participants comprised 682 students randomly selected from 30 schools in Oman. After data cleaning procedures, the final analytic sample consisted of 657 participants. The instruments included the Comprehensive Test of Non-Verbal Intelligence (CTONI-2) and Profile of Creative Abilities (PCA). The overall results showed a weak linear association, with some evidence of nonlinear variation across levels of intelligence. For the segmented regression, the correlation inside the interval of the breakpoint IQ = 101 and IQ = 119 was relatively low but statistically significant (r = .110, p = .042), while for the breakpoint (IQ = 119), the correlation was statistically significant and negative (r = −.214, p = .028). For females, the correlation within the breakpoints of IQ = 101 and 119 was relatively low and not statistically significant. For males, the correlation within the breakpoints of IQ = 101 and 119 was statistically significant.

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creativity intelligence regression analysis threshold theory

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