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Adaptive thinking styles and optimism are essential determinants of cognitive creativity in Iranian female adolescents. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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This research aims to explore how thinking styles relate to cognitive creativity and the mediating role of optimism.

February 27, 2026Thinking Skills and Creativity JournalOpen Access

Thinking Styles and Cognitive Creativity in Iranian Female Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Optimism - A Structural Equation Modeling Study

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ZSZahra SaediMashhad University of Medical Sciences ETElham TaheriMashhad University of Medical Sciences MAMehdi AmiriMashhad University of Medical Sciences

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Correlational study analyzes cognitive creativity in adolescents, revealing optimism as a mediator.

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This research aims to explore how thinking styles relate to cognitive creativity and the mediating role of optimism.
Cross-sectional correlational design involving 350 female adolescents
Data collected using the Thinking Styles Inventory, Cognitive Creativity Scale, and Life Orientation Test
Structural equation modeling with bias-corrected bootstrapping applied to test relationships
Legislative, executive, and judicial thinking styles significantly predicted cognitive creativity
Optimism acted as a significant mediator between thinking styles and creativity
Strong model explanatory power observed for creativity and optimism

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Saedi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a1344fed1d949a99abe0b8 https://doi.org/10.23887/tscj.v8i2.101331

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