A comparison of three groups of adolescents with differing levels of creativity was made to determine if they differed with respect to personality characteristics, peer acceptance, and attitudes toward school. The results indicate that more creative students tend to be more intelligent, adventurous, extroverted, and self confident. They also have a less favorable attitude toward school. In terms of peer acceptance, sex appears to be a factor. Higher creative boys receive greater acceptance while higher creative girls are less accepted by their classmates.
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