اليقظة الذهنية و المرونة المعرفية كمنبئات بالتفكير الإبداعي لدى طلاب الجامعة

Abstract EN

Mindfulness and cognitive flexibility as predictors of creative thinking in university students
Hala Kamal El-Din Hassan


The current research aims to reveal the levels of mindfulness, cognitive flexibility and creative thinking in university students.

In addition to detect the relationships between the three variables.

As well as to detect the impact of mindfulness and creative thinking on cognitive flexibility.

In addition to know whether there are differences in the research variables due to gender (males, females), or specialization (scientific, literary).

The research sample included (259) male and female students from the second year of the Faculty of Education, Minia University, in the academic year (2020/2021).

The results showed that the research sample students had a high level of mindfulness and creative thinking, while they had a decreased level of cognitive flexibility.

Also, it was found that there are positive correlations among mindfulness, and both creative thinking and cognitive flexibility.

In addition, it was found that the creative thinking could be predicted through mindfulness and cognitive flexibility.

With regard to differences due to gender and academic specialization, it was not clear in the current research any statistically significant differences in mindfulness, creative thinking, or cognitive flexibility among male and female students.

While there were statistically significant differences among students of the scientific and literary specialization in creative thinking in favor of students of the scientific specialization.