A study was conducted with 300 students in Grade 11 to examine the relationships among creativity, intelligence, personality, and academic achievement. Analysis showed significant positive relations of creativity with some personality dimensions (extraversion, theoretical, and aesthetic value pattern) and scholastic achievement. The relation between creativity and intelligence was nonsignificant.
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