Self-Expressive Creativity in the Adolescent Digital Domain: Personality, Self-Esteem, and Emotions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Self-Expressive Creativity in the Digital Domain and Personality
1.2. Self-Expressive Creativity in the Digital Domain, Self-Esteem, and Emotions
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.2.1. Self-Expressive Creativity
2.2.2. Big Five Inventory
2.2.3. Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSE)
2.2.4. Expression, Management, and Emotion Recognition Evaluation Scale (TMMS-24)
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Adolescent Self-Expressive Creativity, EI, Self-Esteem, and Personality: Descriptive and Correlational Analyses
3.2. Mediation Models for Self-Esteem and EI on the Relationship of Personality and Self-Expressive Creativity
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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1. Self-expressive creativity | ̶ | |||||||||
2. Emotional attention | 0.18*** | ̶ | ||||||||
3. Emotional clarity | 0.03 | 0.18*** | ̶ | |||||||
4. Emotional repair | 0.03 | 0.13** | 0.38*** | ̶ | ||||||
5. Self-esteem | 0.02 | −0.05 | 0.31*** | 0.33*** | ̶ | |||||
6. Extraversion | 0.18*** | 0.08* | 0.28*** | 0.26*** | 0.31*** | ̶ | ||||
7. Agreeableness | −0.02 | 0.04 | 0.20*** | 0.33*** | 0.22*** | 0.16*** | ̶ | |||
8. Conscientiousness | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.16*** | 0.26*** | 0.22*** | 0.11** | 0.28*** | ̶ | ||
9. Neuroticism | 0.12** | 0.30*** | −0.30*** | −0.36*** | −0.34*** | −0.12** | −0.35*** | −0.18*** | ̶ | |
10. Openness to experience | 0.24*** | 0.15*** | 0.11** | 0.20*** | 0.06 | 0.14*** | 0.08* | 0.15*** | −0.01 | ̶ |
Mean | 2.08 | 25.69 | 24.40 | 25.96 | 30.49 | 3.35 | 3.64 | 3.24 | 2.96 | 3.37 |
SD | 0.66 | 7.66 | 7.32 | 7.41 | 6.42 | 0.76 | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.63 |
Model 1 (M1): PERS → SE → SE-C | B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
| PERS → SE | −4.068 *** | 0.559 | −7.269 | (−5.167, −2.969) |
SE → SE-C | −0.003 | 0.004 | −0.734 | (−0.011, 0.005) | |
Total effect PERS → SE-C | −0.236 *** | 0.057 | −4.083 | (−0.350, −0.122) | |
Direct effect PERS → SE-C | −0.249 *** | 0.060 | −4.117 | (−0.368, −0.130) | |
Indirect effect PERS → SE-C | 0.013 | 0.019 | (−0.025, 0.051) | ||
Model 2 (M2): PERS → EM-ATT → SE-C | B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
| PERS → EM-ATT | 0.415 | 0.678 | 0.612 | (−0.917, 1.748) |
EM-ATT → SE-C | 0.016 *** | 0.003 | 4.914 | (0.009, 0.023) | |
Total effect PERS → SE-C | −0.213 *** | 0.056 | −3.812 | (−0.324, −0.103) | |
Direct effect PERS → SE-C | −0.220 *** | 0.055 | −4.010 | (−0.328, −0.112) | |
Indirect effect PERS → SE-C | 0.006 | 0.011 | (−0.013, 0.031) | ||
Model 3 (M3): PERS → EM-CLA → SE-C | B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
| PERS → EM-CLA | −4.667 *** | 0.629 | −7.416 | (−5.903, −3.431) |
EM-CLA → SE-C | −0.000 | 0.003 | −0.082 | (−0.007, 0.007) | |
Total effect PERS → SE-C | −0.189 ** | 0.057 | −3.300 | (−0.301, −0.076) | |
Direct effect PERS → SE-C | −0.190 ** | 0.060 | −3.174 | (−0.308, −0.072) | |
Indirect effect PERS → SE-C | 0.001 | 0.018 | (−0.034, 0.038) | ||
Model 4 (M4): PERS → EM-REP → SE-C | B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
| PERS → EM-REP | −4.650 *** | 0.624 | −7.441 | (−5.877, −3.422) |
EM-REP → SE-C | −0.000 | 0.003 | −0.216 | (−0.008, 0.006) | |
Total effect PERS → SE-C | −0.217 *** | 0.057 | −3.767 | (−0.330, −0.103) | |
Direct effect PERS → SE-C | −0.220 *** | 0.060 | −3.661 | (−0.339, −0.102) | |
Indirect effect PERS → SE-C | 0.003 | 0.017 | (−0.031, 0.037) | ||
Model 5 (M5): PERS → SE → EM-ATT → SE-C | B | SE | t | 95% CI | |
| Total effect PERS → SE-C | −0.236 *** | 0.058 | −4.055 | (−0.350, −0.121) |
Direct effect PERS → SE-C | −0.250 *** | 0.060 | −4.168 | (−0.358, −0.132) | |
Ind 1: PERS → SE → SE-C | 0.011 | 0.020 | (−0.027, 0.053) | ||
Ind 2: PERS → SE → EM-ATT → SE-C | 0.006 | 0.020 | (0.000, 0.018) | ||
Ind 3: PERS → EM-ATT → SEC-C | −0.003 | 0.004 | (−0.028, 0.016) |
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Pérez-Fuentes, M.d.C.; Molero Jurado, M.d.M.; Gázquez Linares, J.J.; Oropesa Ruiz, N.F.; Simón Márquez, M.d.M.; Saracostti, M. Self-Expressive Creativity in the Adolescent Digital Domain: Personality, Self-Esteem, and Emotions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224527
Pérez-Fuentes MdC, Molero Jurado MdM, Gázquez Linares JJ, Oropesa Ruiz NF, Simón Márquez MdM, Saracostti M. Self-Expressive Creativity in the Adolescent Digital Domain: Personality, Self-Esteem, and Emotions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(22):4527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224527
Chicago/Turabian StylePérez-Fuentes, María del Carmen, María del Mar Molero Jurado, José Jesús Gázquez Linares, Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz, María del Mar Simón Márquez, and Mahia Saracostti. 2019. "Self-Expressive Creativity in the Adolescent Digital Domain: Personality, Self-Esteem, and Emotions" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22: 4527. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224527