Abstract:

Objective   To investigate the correlation between emotional creativity and impulsiveness and self-efficacy in medical students. Methods  A total of 250 medical students were interviewed with Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Results  Total ECI was negatively correlated to total BIS, Moto impulsiveness and No-plan factors of BIS, respectively (r=-0.165 to 0.188, P<0.05, P<0.01), whereas total ECI was positively correlated to GSES (r=0.479, P<0.01). Regression analyses indicated impulsiveness and self-efficacy significantly predicted emotional creativity (total P<0.01). Conclusion  The emotional creativity of impulsive individuals is relatively low, whereas people with high self-efficacy have high level of emotional creativity.

Key words: General Self-efficacy, Emotional Creativity, Impulsiveness, Cross-section study