The Power of Art: The Impact of Art Interest on Creativity among Nursing Students
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Aim: Creativity has become increasingly important in the nursing profession for innovative problem-solving and improving patient outcomes. This study aimed to examine the relationships between nursing students' interest in the arts and their creative personality traits, creative trait motivation, and creative mindset levels. Specifically, it explored how active engagement in the arts influenced the creativity of nursing students.
Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 569 nursing students from two universities in Turkey. Data were collected using the Interest in Art Scale, the Creative Personality Traits Scale, the Creative Trait Motivation Scales, and the Creative Mindset Scale and analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses.
Results: The findings revealed that students who actively engaged in the arts scored significantly higher in task-orientedness, internal motivation, self-confidence, risk-taking, and intrinsic creative motivation. Additionally, interest in the arts was found to be positively correlated with a growth mindset and negatively correlated with a fixed mindset.
Conclusion: Artistic activities were identified as important tools for enhancing the creative personality traits and intrinsic creative motivation of nursing students. Integrating art into nursing education can improve students' creative problem-solving abilities, making them more effective and innovative healthcare professionals. These findings suggest that incorporating artistic activities into nursing education could be a significant strategy for enriching students' clinical skills and overall educational experience.
Anahtar Kelimeler
creativity, nursing, personality traits, intrinsic motivation.
Destekleyen Kurum
No funding was received for conducting this study.
Etik Beyan
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Manisa Celal Bayar University (approval date: April 24, 2024 approval number: 2378).
Teşekkür
We thank all the nursing students who participated in this study.
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