Interrelation of intercultural competence and creativity  among Russian students

Occupation: PhD Student, doctoral school of psychology, social sciences faculty, trainee researcher of the Interna-tional Research and Teaching Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research, Expert Institute, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Affiliation: National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Nadezchda Lebedeva

Occupation: Tenured professor, psychology department, social sciences faculty, Head of the International Research and Teaching Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research, Expert Institute, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Affiliation: Tenured professor, psychology department, social sciences faculty, Head of the International Research and Teaching Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research, Expert Institute, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost

Edition

Issue 6

Pages

31-44

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of relations between intercultural competence and creativity among Russian students. The sample of the study included 272 students of the Higher School of Economics. Creativity was measured by the indicators of creative thinking (fluency, flexibility and originality) via “Many instances game” from the creativity test battery of M. Runco; intercultural competence was measured via scales of “Assessment of intercultural competence” project of A. Fantini. It was revealed that cultural heterogeneity of groups doesn’t grant the higher levels of creativity for participants, but such components of intercultural competence as attitudes and adaptability of behavior (skills) were indeed more pronounced among participants of culturally heterogeneous study groups. At the same time, attitudes are positively and adaptability of behavior were negatively related to creativity.

Keywords

creativity, intercultural competence, cultural heterogeneity, intercultural contacts, cultural learning

Received

28.12.2018

Publication date

28.12.2018

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GOST	Bultseva M., Lebedeva N. Interrelation of intercultural competence and creativity among Russian students // Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost – 2018. – Issue 6 C. 31-44 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://ons-journal.ru/S086904990002750-7-1 (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S086904990002750-7
MLA	Bultseva, Mariya, Lebedeva, Nadezchda "Interrelation of intercultural competence and creativity among Russian students." Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost 6 (2018):31-44. DOI: 10.31857/S086904990002750-7
APA	Bultseva M., Lebedeva N. (2018). Interrelation of intercultural competence and creativity among Russian students. Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost (6), pp.31-44 DOI: 10.31857/S086904990002750-7

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