Processus créatif et variations d’humeur : étude menée avec des enfants préadolescents

L’étude vient s’intégrer dans un contexte de recherches qui s’intéressent majoritairement à la performance créative et aux facteurs qui peuvent optimiser celle-ci. Par contre, les effets du processus créatif sur l’humeur sont marginalement étudiés. La présente étude a comme objectifs de combler cette lacune. Cette étude interroge les effets de l’engagement dans le processus créatif (pensée divergente et convergente) sur l’humeur positive auprès de 24 enfants préadolescents dont l’âge varie entre 10 et 12 ans. Les corrélations entre l’humeur et la performance créative aux tâches qui engagent les enfants dans le processus créatif sont également étudiées. Les participants ont été répartis en deux groupes : un groupe expérimental au sein duquel deux sessions d’activités de pensées divergente et convergente (graphiques et verbales) sont proposées et un groupe témoin qui participe à des activités proches, mais qui n’impliquent pas le processus créatif. Pour ces deux groupes, avant et après ces sessions d’activités, l’humeur positive est évaluée. Les résultats obtenus n’indiquent aucun effet significatif de l’utilisation du processus créatif sur l’humeur positive. Par contre, la performance créative et la variation de l’humeur sont corrélées significativement et positivement dans la tâche de pensée convergente verbale. Toutefois, aucune corrélation ne s’observe avec la performance aux tâches de pensée divergente ni à la tâche de pensée convergente graphique. La discussion de cette recherche a permis de s’interroger quant aux enjeux pédagogiques et développementaux de l’utilisation du processus créatif et en conséquence, d’élaborer de nouvelles hypothèses à tester dans de futurs recherches.[Creative process and mood changes: A study with preteenage children]. Numerous empirical studies have focused on how to optimize individuals’ creative performance. Mood is often viewed as a mean to increase creative performance. However, the beneficial effects of the creative process on mood remain understudied. The present study attempts to fill this gap. The study has been conducted on 24 10-to-12-year-old children. The objectives were to investigate the influence of the creative process (divergent and convergent thinking) on positive mood. In addition, we also explored the relation between creative performance and positive mood. Two groups were compared. First, children from the experimental group participated in two sessions during which they completed divergent and convergent thinking tasks (graphic and verbal). Second, children in the control group completed similar activities that did not involve creative processes. Before and after the two sessions, children in both groups completed self-report measures of mood. Results revealed no significant effect of the involvement in creative process on positive mood. Nevertheless, positive correlations were found between creative performance in verbal convergent task and changes in positive mood. No significant correlations were found for creative performance in graphic convergent task nor in divergent task. We discuss the potential educational and developmental implications of the use of the creative process among children. We then conclude by formulating new hypotheses to be tested in future research

Transition to parenthood and fertility intentions in Europe. Family choices and child-birth challenges

Sezione monografica del numero 1 del volume 22 della International review of Sociology, 201

Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries

A correction has been published: Erratum to Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship ... available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02654075211061907American Psychological Association’s Office of International Affair

Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries

Article first published online: August 26, 2021Following the global outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020, individuals report psychological distress associated with the “new normal”—social distancing, financial hardships, and increased responsibilities while working from home. Given the interpersonal nature of stress and coping responses between romantic partners, based on the systemic transactional model this study posits that perceived partner dyadic coping may be an important moderator between experiences of COVID-19 psychological distress and relationship quality. To examine these associations, self-report data from 14,020 people across 27 countries were collected during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic (March–July, 2020). It was hypothesized that higher symptoms of psychological distress would be reported post-COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 restrictions (Hypothesis 1), reports of post-COVID-19 psychological distress would be negatively associated with relationship quality (Hypothesis 2), and perceived partner DC would moderate these associations (Hypothesis 3). While hypotheses were generally supported, results also showed interesting between-country variability. Limitations and future directions are presented