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. J. Ilam Uni. Med. Sci. 2015; 22 (6) :152-158 URL: http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-1448-en.html