Introduction:According tovariousstud-ies, creativity and its dimensions are co-nsidered as importantfactors in indiv-iduals’ mental health. Therefore, this st-udy was conducted to find outthe relati-onship of creativity and its dimensions-with mental health in Ilam high school students. Materials & Methods: The population of the study included all ofIlam high school studentsin the 2011-1012 acad-emic years.To perform this research, 348 students (161 females, 187 males) were selected by multistage random sampling methodwho completedthecre-ativity scale and general health ques-tionnaire (GHQ-28).The collected data from the questionnaire was analyzed by Pearson coefficient and multiple regr-
ession in Stepwise and Enter style. Findings: The results of multiple regr-ession analysis indicated that creativity and its dimensionscan predict approxi-mately 35 percent of mental health vari-ance in students. Also, flexibility and fluencyemerged as the strongest pred-ictors of mental health in high school students. Discussion & Conclusion:Given the rol-e of creativity and its dimensions on hi-gh school students’ mental health, it is recommended that specialists use a set of teaching program by to prevent psy-chological problems.
Menati R, niazi M, Menati W, Ezati Y. in Ilam high school students Examining relationships of creativity and its dimensionswith mental health. Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2015; 22 (6) :152-158 URL: http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-1448-en.html