Exploration and Change of Creative Personality Types in Adolescents: Application of LCA

Purpose: This study divided first-year middle school and second-year high school students into groups according to their positive creative personalities and analyzed their characteristics to identify personal efforts and environmental variables that can lead to positive creative tendencies. Method: Using the 1st and 5th waves of the KCYPS 2018 2nd wave, latent class analysis, mean difference analysis, and cross-analysis were performed using creative tendencies, grit, self-esteem, parenting variables, friendships, and relationships with teachers. Results: The creativity of first year middle school students was classified as ‘vision’, ‘open attitude’, and ‘latent ability’, while the creativity of second year high school students was classified as ‘cautious attitude’, ‘intelligence’, and ‘versatility’. Conclusion: We identified the creative personality patterns and characteristics of first-year middle school and second-year high school students and discussed what psychological and educational approaches should be taken.